TYPE Analyze data type and length of operand

The TYPE function analyzes an operand at a given position to ascertain its data type and its length. The position corresponds to the position defined with the SDF-A statement ADD-OPERAND ..., RESULT-OPERAND-NAME=*POS(...).

Call

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CALL SDF('TYPE',area,error,pos,typ,lng[,lst])

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Description of the parameter list

Parameter	Data type (length)	Input/ output	Meaning
TYPE	char(4)	in	Function name: keyword TYPE
area	char()	in	Buffer in which the standardized transfer area was stored (see INIT)
error	integer	out	Return code
pos	integer	in	Operand position (as defined by ADD-OPERAND ..., RESULT-OPERAND-NAME=*POS(...))
typ	integer	out	Operand data type (for a description of the data types, see "Format of the standardized transfer area")
lng	integer	out	Length of the operand
lst	integer	in	Relevant only if the operand is an element in a list: position of the operand in the list