Handling strings
About this task
COBOL provides language constructs for performing many different operations on string data items.
For example, you can:
- Join or split data items.
- Manipulate null-terminated strings, such as count or move characters.
- Refer to substrings by their ordinal position and, if needed, length.
- Tally and replace data items, such as count the number of times a specific character occurs in a data item.
- Convert data items, such as change to uppercase or lowercase.
- Evaluate data items, such as determine the length of a data item.
Related tasks
Joining data items (STRING)
Splitting data items (UNSTRING)
Manipulating null-terminated strings
Referring to substrings of data items
Tallying and replacing data items (INSPECT)
Converting data items (intrinsic functions)
Evaluating data items (intrinsic functions)
Processing data in an international environment
Joining data items (STRING)
Splitting data items (UNSTRING)
Manipulating null-terminated strings
Referring to substrings of data items
Tallying and replacing data items (INSPECT)
Converting data items (intrinsic functions)
Evaluating data items (intrinsic functions)
Processing data in an international environment