Rational Developer for System z
PL/I for Windows, Version 8.0, Programming Guide

BLANK

The BLANK option specifies up to ten alternate symbols for the blank character.

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Note:
Do not code any blanks between the quotes.

The IBM-supplied default code point for the BLANK symbol is '09'X.

char
A single SBCS character.

You cannot specify any of the alphabetic characters, digits, and special characters defined in the PL/I Language Reference.

If you specify the BLANK option, the standard blank symbol is still recognized as a blank.

DEFAULT: BLANK('09'x)


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