Modifying List Input
Overview
You can make list input more versatile by using modified list
input. There are two modifiers that can be used with list input.
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The ampersand (&) modifier is used to read character values that contain embedded blanks.
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The colon (:) modifier is used to read nonstandard data values and character values that are longer than eight characters, but which contain no embedded blanks.
You
can use modified list input to read the file shown below. This file
contains the names of the ten largest U.S. cities ranked in order
based on their 1986 estimated population figures.
Notice that some of the values for city names contain embedded blanks and are followed by two blanks. Also, note that the values representing ...
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