Switch-status condition

Function

The switch-status condition tests the setting of an implementor-defined user or task switch. The implementor-name and the ON or OFF value associated with the condition must appear in the SPECIAL-NAMES paragraph of the Environment Division.

Format

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condition-name

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Syntax rules

1. The result of the test is true if the switch is set to the position corresponding to condition-name.

2. The status of a switch can be changed by means of a format 3 SET statement (see “Format 3” in section "SET statement").