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TUTORIAL 15 · STEP 1 OF 20

MV BASIC format strings and conversions

Separate stored values from aligned, converted display values

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Storage, conversion and presentation are different jobs

A MultiValue application often stores compact internal values and presents them differently according to context. ICONV translates external input into an internal value. OCONV translates an internal value into external text. FMT controls width, alignment and padding without changing the stored value. Keeping those stages separate prevents display choices from leaking into data.