ILE COBOL Language Reference

Comments Generated Based on Inherited USAGE Characteristics

The different USAGE clauses that you can specify for the original item result in a limited number of comments. Table 12 illustrates this.

Table 12. Comments Generated based on Inherited USAGE Characteristics

Inherited USAGE Clause Generated Comment
PACKED-DECIMAL
COMPUTATIONAL
COMPUTATIONAL-3



* USAGE IS PACKED-DECIMAL
COMP-1
COMUTATIONAL-1
* USAGE IS COMPUTATIONAL-1
COMP-2
COMUTATIONAL-2
* USAGE IS COMPUTATIONAL-2
BINARY
COMPUTATIONAL-4
* USAGE IS BINARY
INDEX *USAGE IS INDEX
DISPLAY This is the default usage, so a comment is not generated.
DISPLAY-1 * USAGE IS DISPLAY-1
POINTER * USAGE IS POINTER
PROCEDURE-POINTER * USAGE IS PROCEDURE-POINTER

The characteristics of the data item that you define using the LIKE clause are shown in the listing of your compiled program.


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