UNICODE

Read syntax diagramSkip visual syntax diagramUNICODE(1200)UNICODE( ccsid)
ccsid
Specifies the local CCSID used for Unicode constants and Unicode self-defining terms (data type CU). This is used as the default CCSID for converting Unicode character constants (data type CU).

The CCSID should be specified as a number of up to five digits, which may include leading zeros.

The following CCSIDs are supported (leading zeros are ignored):
  • UTF-16BE: 1200
  • UTF-16LE: 1202
  • UTF-8: 1208

The standard default is 1200.