This type of editing is valid only for numeric-edited items.
The following symbols are used:
cs + -
Within one PICTURE character-string, these symbols are mutually exclusive as floating insertion characters.
Floating insertion editing is specified by using a string of at least two of the allowable floating insertion symbols to represent leftmost character positions into which the actual characters can be inserted.
The leftmost floating insertion symbol in the character-string represents the leftmost limit at which the actual character can appear in the data item. The rightmost floating insertion symbol represents the rightmost limit at which the actual character can appear.
The second leftmost floating insertion symbol in the character-string represents the leftmost limit at which numeric data can appear within the data item. Nonzero numeric data can replace all characters at or to the right of this limit.
Any simple-insertion symbols (B 0 / ,) within or to the immediate right of the string of floating insertion symbols are considered part of the floating character-string. If the period (.) special-insertion symbol is included within the floating string, it is considered to be part of the character-string.
To avoid truncation, the minimum size of the PICTURE character-string must be:
In a PICTURE character-string, there are two ways to represent floating insertion editing and thus two ways in which editing is performed:
If all numeric character positions in the PICTURE character-string are represented by the insertion character, then at least one of the insertion characters must be to the left of the decimal point.
For example:
| PICTURE | Value of data | Edited result |
|---|---|---|
$$$$.99 |
.123 |
$.12 |
$$$9.99 |
.12 |
$0.12 |
$,$$$,999.99 |
-1234.56 |
$1,234.56 |
+,+++,999.99 |
-123456.789 |
-123,456.78 |
$$,$$$,$$$.99CR |
-1234567 |
$1,234,567.00CR |
++,+++,+++.+++ |
0000.00 |