Double-byte character set
In addition to the standard EBCDIC set of characters, High Level Assembler accepts double-byte character set (DBCS) data. The double-byte character set consists of the following:
Character or code | Description |
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Double-byte space | X'4040' |
Double-byte characters | Each double-byte character contains 2 bytes, each of which must be in the range X'41' to X'FE'. The first byte of a double-byte character is known as the ward byte. For example, the ward byte for the double-byte representation of EBCDIC characters is X'42'. |
Shift codes | Shift-out (SO) - X'0E'
Shift-in (SI) - X'0F' |
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