+ *p = '\0';
+
+ return out;
+}
+
+/* Formats a value according to VAR's print format and strips white space
+ appropriately for VAR's type. That is, if VAR is numeric, strips leading
+ white space (because numbers are right-justified within their fields), and
+ if VAR is string, strips trailing white space (because spaces pad out string
+ values on the right).
+
+ Returns an allocated string. The returned string must be freed when no
+ longer required. */
+gchar *
+value_to_text (union value v, const struct variable *var)
+{
+ return value_to_text__ (v, var_get_print_format (var),
+ var_get_encoding (var));
+}
+
+/* Formats a value with format FORMAT and strips white space appropriately for
+ FORMATs' type. That is, if FORMAT is numeric, strips leading white space
+ (because numbers are right-justified within their fields), and if FORMAT is
+ string, strips trailing white space (because spaces pad out string values on
+ the right).
+
+ Returns an allocated string. The returned string must be freed when no
+ longer required. */
+gchar *
+value_to_text__ (union value v,
+ const struct fmt_spec *format, const char *encoding)
+{
+ gchar *s;
+
+ s = data_out_stretchy (&v, encoding, format, NULL);
+ if (fmt_is_numeric (format->type))
+ g_strchug (s);
+ else
+ g_strchomp (s);