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Statements for Character String and Byte String Processing
The following table shows the keywords for character string and byte string processing and the processes supported by these statements.
| Key Word | Character String Processing | Byte String Processing |
|---|---|---|
CONCATENATE |
X | X |
FIND |
X | X |
REPLACE |
X | X |
SHIFT |
X | X |
SPLIT |
X | X |
CONDENSE |
X | - |
CONVERT TEXT |
X | - |
OVERLAY |
X | - |
TRANSLATE |
X | - |
WRITE TO |
X | - |
SET BIT |
- | X |
GET BIT |
- | X |
There is a clear distinction between character string processing and byte string processing. Each of the keywords in the table that supports both character string and byte string processing has the following optional addition:
... IN {CHARACTER|BYTE} MODE ...
This addition defines which processing is used. If this addition is not specified, character string
processing is used in these statements. In non-Unicode programs, flat structures and byte strings can also be handled like character strings (implicit
casting). All statements
that can perform explicit byte string processing produce the correct result in a non-Unicode system
when accessing byte strings, even if IN BYTE MODE is not specified, as long
as the character-like interpretation of the binary content is not significant. Character string processing
of byte strings and the statements GET BIT and SET BIT are not possible for character strings in Unicode programs.
Other versions: 7.31 | 7.40 | 7.54
Note
In addition to the statements shown here, there is also a set of obsolete statements for character string and byte string processing.