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6.2.21.6 Data Types for Identifiers and Literals




 Table 41. Treatment of the Content of Data Items                          
 When referenced by any identifier   
 except identifier-2, the content of 
 each...                             
                                     
                                     
 Is treated...                       
 alphanumeric or alphabetic item       as a character-string               
 alphanumeric-edited,                
 numeric-edited, or unsigned numeric 
 (external decimal) item             
 as if redefined as alphanumeric,    
 with the INSPECT statement          
 referring to the alphanumeric item  
 signed numeric (external decimal)   
 item                                
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
 as if moved to an unsigned external 
 decimal item of the same length and 
 then redefined as alphanumeric,     
 with the INSPECT statement          
 referring to the alphanumeric item. 
                                     
 If the sign is a separate           
 character, the byte containing the  
 sign is not examined and,           
 therefore, not replaced.            
RevisionX  external floating point item        
RevisionX                                      
RevisionX                                      
RevisionX  as if redefined as alphanumeric,    
RevisionX  with the INSPECT statement          
RevisionX  referring to the alphanumeric item  




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