EXPLICIT-CALL( ) Output explicit command call

Domain: Procedure information

The EXPILICIT-CALL( ) function outputs the type of call to a procedure. TRUE means that the call was explicit (i.e. by a CALL-PROCEDURE, INCLUDE-PROCEDURE) and FALSE means an implicit call (e.g. when the call is made by a command in a procedure; see also the SDF-A statement //ADD-CMD ... IMPLEMENTOR=*PROCEDURE in the “SDF-A” manual [16]).

Format

EXPLICIT-CALL( )

Result type

BOOLEAN

Input parameters

None

Result

TRUE
The specified call is an explicit one, i.e. it was issued by CALL-PROCEDURE, INCLUDE-PROCEDURE (or an alias name or redefined name for it).

FALSE
The specified call is not an explicit one.

Error messages

No error messages

Example

/SET-PROCEDURE-OPTIONS “Procedure MYPROC”
/    WRITE-TEXT 'Explicit call: &(EXPLICIT-CALL)'
/EXIT-PROCEDURE 
/CALL-PROCEDURE MYPROC
Explicit call: TRUE
/INCLUDE-PROCEDURE MYPROC
Explicit call: TRUE
/DO MYPROC
Explicit call: TRUE
/MY-COMMAND MYPROC   “User command with implementation of procedure MYPROC” 
Explicit call: FALSE