CHECK

Turns on all run-time checks in generated code.

Note: This directive is supported for native COBOL only.

Syntax:

>>--.----.---CHECK------------------><
    +-NO-+

Parameters:

None

Properties:

Default:	None
Phase:	Generator
$SET:	Initial

Dependencies:

CHECK sets BOUND, LINKCHECK, PARAMCOUNTCHECK and RECURSECHECK immediately. NOCHECK sets NOBOUND, NOLINKCHECK, NOPARAMCOUNTCHECK and NORECURSECHECK immediately.

Comments:

CHECK turns on all run-time checks in generated code. The run-time checks include checks for:

Divide-by-zero.
Calling invalid (that is NULL) procedure-pointers.
Recursion of non-recursive programs.
INSPECT REPLACING a BY b statements where a and b are variable length items and at run time the lengths are not equal.

NOCHECK turns off all run-time checks in generated code.