Remove noise words

The COBOL language allows for verbosity with optional words. A programmer may wish to remove these optional words with the Remove Noise Words feature.

About this task

To remove optional words from the source:

Procedure

  1. Right-click in the editor, select Refactor > Remove Noise Words.
  2. Select the noise words you wish to remove, by enabling the corresponding checkbox.
  3. (Optional) Click the Preview button to preview the changes that will occur as a result.
    1. Review the changes, and click Continue to proceed with the changes.
  4. Click OK to perform the refactor.

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