Rational Developer for System z
Enterprise PL/I for z/OS, Version 3.8, Language Reference Manual

Brief descriptions of type functions

Table 64. Type functions
Function Description
BIND Converts a pointer to a handle for a type
CAST Converts an expression to a specified type using C conversion rules
FIRST Returns the first value in an ordinal set
LAST Returns the last value in an ordinal set
NEW Acquires storage for a structure type and returns a handle to the acquired storage
RESPEC Changes the attributes of an expression to a specified type without changing the bit pattern of the expression
SIZE Returns the amount of storage needed to represent a type

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