%PATHCODE values for C and C++

The table below shows the possible values for the z/OS® Debugger variable %PATHCODE when the current programming language is C and C++.

Value	Description
–1	z/OS Debugger is not in control as the result of a path or attention situation.
0	`Attention` function (not `ATTENTION` condition).
1	A block has been entered.
2	A block is about to be exited.
3	Control has reached a user label.
4	Control is being transferred as a result of a function reference. The invoked routine's parameters, if any, have been prepared.
5	Control is returning from a function reference. Any return code contained in register 15 has not yet been stored.
6	Some logic contained by a conditional `do/while`, `for`, or `while` statement is about to be executed. This can be a single or `Null` statement and not a block statement.
7	The logic following an `if(...)` is about to be executed.
8	The logic following an `else` is about to be executed.
9	The logic following a `case` within an `switch` is about to be executed.
10	The logic following a default within a `switch` is about to be executed.
13	The logic following the end of a `switch`, `do`, `while`, `if(...)`, or `for` is about to be executed.
17	A `goto`, `break`, `continue`, or `return` is about to be executed.

Values in the range 3–17 can only be assigned to %PATHCODE if your program was compiled with an option supporting path hooks.