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

Assignment statement

Use the following syntax for the assignment statement.

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                                   '-,BY NAME-'
 
reference
Specifies the target to be given the assignment
expression
Specifies an expression that is evaluated and possibly converted
BY NAME
For structure assignments, the BY NAME option specifies the assignment follows the steps outlined on ***.

Assignment statement by using BY DIMACROSS

Use the following syntax for the assignment statement by using BY DIMACROSS.

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reference
Specifies the target to be given the assignment
exp1
Specifies an expression that is evaluated and possibly converted
BY DIMACROSS
For structure assignments, the BY DIMACROSS option specifies that the assignment follows the steps outlined on ***.
exp2
Specifies an expression that is used as the index appended to the associated DIMACROSS structure elements.

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