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Reference

Other versions: 7.31 | 7.40 | 7.54

Syntax

 CLEAR dobj [ {WITH val [IN {CHARACTER|BYTE } MODE]} 
    
      | {WITH NULL} ]. 

Effect

Initializes a data object dobj by assigning the type-dependent initial value.

Additions

• WITH val
  Fills the data object with the characters or bytes specified in val.
• IN {CHARACTER|BYTE} MODE
  Specifies character string or byte string processing.
• WITH NULL
  Obsolete: Replaces all the bytes in dobj with the hexadecimal value 0.