1.1.4 Literals
A literal is a character-string whose value is specified either by the characters of which it is composed, or by the use of a figurative constant. (See "Figurative Constants" in topic 1.1.2.) The literal types
X are nonnumeric, DBCS, and numeric.
Subtopics:
- 1.1.4.1 Nonnumeric Literals
- 1.1.4.2 Numeric Literals
- 1.1.4.3 DBCS Literals
- 1.1.4.4 PICTURE Character-Strings
- 1.1.4.5 Comments
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