Stores the contents of an equation variable to a string.
Equ►String(equation,string
This command is found only in the catalog. Press:
- 2nd CATALOG to access the catalog
- F to skip to commands starting with F
- Scroll up to Equ►String( and select it.
TI-83/84/+/SE
2 bytes
This command stores the contents of an equation variable (such as Y1 or X1T) to a string (one of Str0, Str1, … Str9). This can be used when you want to display the equation as text (either using the Text( command on the graph screen, or the Output( or Disp commands on the home screen). For example:
:Equ►String(Y1,Str1
:Text(0,0,"Y1(X)=",Str1
Apart from cases in which the user has already stored to the equation variable prior to running the program, about the only situation in which you would use Equ►String( is for the output of a regression.
Advanced
You can use Equ►String( (outside a program) to get the → or " symbols in a string:
- Type them on the home screen and press [ENTER]
- Select 2:Quit when the ERR:SYNTAX comes up.
- Press [Y=] to go to the equation editor.
- Press [2nd] [ENTRY] to recall the symbols to Y1
- Now, use Equ►String(Y1,Str1) to store the symbols to a string.
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