6.2.32.4 Serial Search
The Format 1 SEARCH statement executes a serial search beginning at the current index setting. When the search begins, if the value of the index-name associated with identifier-1 is not greater than the highest possible occurrence number, the following actions take place:
- The condition(s) in the WHEN phrase are evaluated in the order in
which they are written.
- If none of the conditions is satisfied, the index-name for
identifier-1 is increased to correspond to the next table element, and
step 1 is repeated.
- If upon evaluation, one of the WHEN conditions is satisfied, the
search is terminated immediately, and the imperative-statement
associated with that condition is executed. The index-name points to
the table element that satisfied the condition. If NEXT SENTENCE is
specified, control passes to the statement following the closest
period.
- If the end of the table is reached (that is, the incremented
index-name value is greater than the highest possible occurrence
number) without the WHEN condition being satisfied, the search is
terminated, as described in the next paragraph.
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