# DBCS

Spread for WinForms provides advanced software components that support Excel import/export, full cell customization, an extensive calculation engine with over 450 functions and more, all with zero dependencies on Excel.

## Content



This function transforms half-width (single-byte) characters to full-width (double-byte) characters.

## Syntax

DBCS(*text\_value*)

## Arguments

For the argument, you need to provide a text value or a reference to a cell that contains the text value to be changed.

## Remarks

If the text value does not contain half-width letters, then the text is not modified.

## Data Types

Accepts string data. Returns string data.

## Examples

`DBCS("SPREAD")` gives the result "SPREAD"

## Version Available

This function is available in Spread for Windows Forms 11.0 or later.