6.2.33 SET Statement
The SET statement is used to perform one of the following operations:
- Placing values associated with table elements into indexes associated with index-names
- Incrementing or decrementing an occurrence number
- Setting the status of an external switch to ON or OFF
- Moving data to condition names to make conditions true
- X Setting USAGE IS POINTER data items to a data address
- X Setting USAGE IS PROCEDURE-POINTER data items to an entry address
- X Setting USAGE OBJECT REFERENCE data items to refer to an object
X instance
When the sending and receiving fields in a SET statement share part of their storage (that is, the operands overlap), the result of the execution of such a SET statement is undefined.
Subtopics:
- 6.2.33.1 Format 1: SET for Basic Table Handling
- 6.2.33.2 Format 2: SET for Adjusting Indexes
- 6.2.33.3 Format 3: SET for External Switches
- 6.2.33.4 Format 4: SET for Condition-names
- 6.2.33.5 Format 5: SET for USAGE IS POINTER Data Items
- 6.2.33.6 Format 6: SET for USAGE IS PROCEDURE-POINTER Data Items
- 6.2.33.7 Format 7: SET for USAGE OBJECT REFERENCE Data Items
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