ILE COBOL Language Reference

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PROCEDURE-POINTER Phrase

A data item defined with the PROCEDURE-POINTER phrase is a procedure-pointer data item. It is a 16-byte elementary item containing the address of an entry point to an ILE procedure or program object (*PGM), such as:

A procedure-pointer data item may only be used in:

Like pointer data items, procedure-pointer data items must be in alignment.

Related Information:

Usage Rules

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