6.2.22.7 "COBOL Language Reference" IBM Library Server

X 6.2.22.7 ON EXCEPTION Phrase

X An exception condition occurs when invoked methods are not supported by
X the method identified by literal-1 or identifier-2. When an exception
X condition occurs, one of the following two actions occur:

X If the ON EXCEPTION phrase is specified, control is transferred to
X imperative-statement-1.
X If the ON EXCEPTION phrase is not specified, then a condition is
X raised at run time.

X Exceptions can occur if conformance requirements are not met. Conformance
X requirements include:

X For the USING phrase, see "Conformance Requirements for USING Phrase"
X in topic 6.2.22.5
X For the RETURNING phrase, see "Conformance Requirements for RETURNING
X Phrase" in topic 6.2.22.6
X For the purpose of conformance checking, a fixed-length group data
X item is considered to be equivalent to an elementary alphanumeric data
X item of the same length.
X A variable-length group conforms only to other variable-length groups
X that have the same maximum length.

X For an example, see "INVOKE Parameter Type Conformance--Example" in
X topic 6.2.22.10.

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X 6.2.22.7 ON EXCEPTION Phrase

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