PL/I-Specific Usage

For PL/I, use the following data types in the <vars> tag:

data

Extracts a subarea of the parameter as raw byte data. You must specify the size and offset.

char

Specifies a character variable, with attribute varying if the string is encoded as a varying-length string in the structure. Offset defaults to 0, and size is specified via the required len attribute, which specifies the string length.

bit

Specifies a bit string variable, with attribute varying if the string is encoded as a varying-length string in the structure. Offset defaults to 0, and size is specified via the required len attribute, which specifies the string length in bits.

fixed

Specifies a fixed-point numeric variable, with attributes mode (binary or decimal, the default), scale (default 0), and prec (precision, default 5). Offset defaults to 0, and size is overridden with a value calculated from the type.

float

Specifies a floating-point numeric variable, with attributes mode (binary or decimal, the default) and prec (precision, default 5). Offset defaults to 0, and size is overridden with a value calculated from the type.