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Enterprise PL/I for z/OS, Version 4.2, Language Reference

Array-handling built-in functions

The array-handling built-in functions operate on array arguments and return an element value. Any conversion of arguments required for these functions is noted in the function description. Table 47 lists the array-handling built-in functions.

Table 47. Array-handling built-in functions
Function Description
ALL Calculates the bitwise "and" of all the elements of an array
ANY Calculates the bitwise "or" of all the elements of an array
DIMENSION Returns the number of elements in a dimension of an array
HBOUND Returns the upper bound for a dimension of an array
HBOUNDACROSS Returns the upper bound in a DIMACROSS array
LBOUND Returns the lower bound for a dimension of an array
LBOUNDACROSS Returns the lower bound in a DIMACROSS array
POLY Returns floating-point approximate of two arrays
PROD Calculates the product of all the elements of an array
SUM Calculates the sum of all the elements of an array

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