Describes Open PL/I conditions in alphabetical order.
Each topic describes an Open PL/I condition using a combination of the following sections:
- Enabled/Disabled status
- Indicates whether the condition is always enabled, always disabled, or some other status at the start of the program.
- Result
- Indicates the expected result of the operation that raised the condition when enabled or disabled. The result can also be
undefined.
- Raised
- Indicates the circumstance or circumstances that raise the condition.
- Restrictions
- Indicates any restrictions that apply to the condition.
- Notes
- Additional information that applies to the condition.
- Syntax
- Program syntax required to use the condition when the syntax is other than just the name of the condition itself.
- Parameters
- A description of each syntax parameter, if applicable.
- Examples
- One or more coded examples that raise the condition.
- Other information
- Contains the following standard information, when applicable:
- Abbreviation
- One or more abbreviations recognized by PL/I.
- Condition codes
- One or more codes that represent conditions or errors for which the program is checked.
- Implicit action
- Describes the action taken when no ON-unit is established for the condition when it is raised.
- Normal return
- The point in the program where control is returned after normal termination of the ON-unit.