PICTURE clause editing
There are two general methods of editing in a PICTURE clause, insertion editing, and suppression and replacement editing.
Insertion editing includes the following types of editing:
- Simple insertion
- Special insertion
- Fixed insertion
- Floating insertion
Suppression and replacement editing includes the following types of editing:
- Zero suppression and replacement with asterisks
- Zero suppression and replacement with spaces
The type of editing allowed for an item depends on its data category. The type of editing that is valid for each category is shown in the following table. cs indicates any valid currency symbol.
| Data category | Type of editing | Insertion symbol |
|---|---|---|
| Alphabetic | None | None |
| Alphanumeric | None | None |
| Alphanumeric-edited | Simple insertion | B 0 / |
| DBCS | Simple insertion | B |
| External floating-point | Special insertion | . |
| National | None | None |
| National-edited | Simple insertion | B 0 / |
| Numeric | None | None |
| Numeric-edited | Simple insertion Special insertion Fixed insertion Floating insertion Zero suppression Replacement |
B 0 / , . cs + - CR DB cs + - Z * Z * + - cs |
| UTF-8 | None | None |
Types of editing are described in the following sections: