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Commands and Functions for Strings

The following are commands and functions for strings:
Ascii convert between characters and ascii code
Comp the N-th component of a list
DecimalStr convert rational number to decimal string
FloatStr, MantissaAndExponent convert rational number to a float string
Format convert object to formatted string
IO.SprintTrunc convert to a string and truncate
IsIn check if one object is contained in another
Latex LaTeX formatting
Max, Min a maximum or minimum element of a sequence or list
More print a string, N lines at a time
NewId create a new identifier
OpenIString, OpenOString open input or output string
Spaces return a string of spaces
Sprint convert to a string
Var function calls by reference, other complex referencing


For details look up each item by name. Online, try ?ItemName or H.Syntax("ItemName").