5.3.16.8 "COBOL Language Reference" IBM Library Server

X 5.3.16.8 NATIVE Phrase

X >_Host_> Under OS/390 and VM, the NATIVE phrase is treated as a comment.
X <_Host_<

X Using the NATIVE phrase, you can mix characters, floating point, and
X binary data as represented on the S390 and native platform. The NATIVE
X phrase overrides the CHAR(EBCDIC), FLOAT(HEX), and BINARY(S390) compiler
X options, which indicate host data type usages. (Note, the BINARY compiler
X option is only applicable to OS/2 and Windows programs.)

X Using both host and native data types within a program (ASCII and EBCDIC,
X Hex Floating point and IEEE floating point, and/or big endian and little
X endian binary) is only valid for those data items specifically defined
X with the NATIVE phrase.

X Specifying NATIVE does not change the class or the category of the data
X item.

X Numeric data items are treated in arithmetic operations (numeric
X comparisons, arithmetic expressions, assignment to numeric targets,
X arithmetic statement) based on their logical numeric values, regardless of
X their internal representations.

X Characters are converted to the representation of the target item prior to
X an assignment.

X Comparisons are done based on the collating sequence rules applicable to
X the operands. If native and non-native characters are compared, the
X comparison is based on the COLLSEQ option in effect.

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X 5.3.16.8 NATIVE Phrase

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