identifier-2

Is the count field, and must be an elementary integer item defined without the symbol P in its PICTURE character-string.

X Identifier-2 cannot be:

• X A DBCS item
• X An external floating point item

You must initialize identifier-2 before execution of the INSPECT statement begins.

identifier-3 or literal-1

Is the tallying field (the item whose occurrences will be tallied).

Identifier-3 can be any of the following:

• Elementary alphanumeric data item
• Numeric data item with USAGE DISPLAY
• X External floating point item

Literal-1 must be nonnumeric, and can be any figurative constant that does not begin with the word ALL. (If literal-1 is a figurative constant, it is considered to be a 1-character nonnumeric literal.)

CHARACTERS

When CHARACTERS is specified and neither the BEFORE nor AFTER phrase is specified, the count field (identifier-2) is increased by 1 for each character (including the space character) in the inspected item (identifier-1). Thus, execution of the INSPECT TALLYING statement increases the value in the count field by the number of characters in the inspected item.

ALL

When ALL is specified and neither the BEFORE nor AFTER phrase is specified, the count field (identifier-2) is increased by 1 for each non-overlapping occurrence of the tallying comparand in the inspected item (identifier-1), beginning at the leftmost character position and continuing to the rightmost.

LEADING

When LEADING is specified and neither the BEFORE nor AFTER phrase is specified, the count field (identifier-2) is increased by 1 for each contiguous non-overlapping occurrence of the tallying comparand in the inspected item (identifier-1), provided that the leftmost such occurrence is at the point where comparison began in the first comparison cycle for which the tallying comparand is eligible to participate.

FIRST (Format 3 Only)

When FIRST is specified and neither the BEFORE nor AFTER phrase is specified, the substitution field replaces the leftmost occurrence of the subject field in the inspected item (identifier-1).

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