&SYSSTMT System Variable Symbol
Use &SYSSTMT to obtain the next statement number that is assigned to a statement by the assembler. &SYSSTMT has a global scope.
The value assigned to &SYSSTMT is an 8-character string, padded
on the left with leading zero (X'F0') characters. The following
example shows the value assigned to &SYSSTMT. It assumes that
the DC statement is in open code, and is the 23rd statement in the
source module.
23 DC C'&SYSSTMT'
+ DC C'00000024'
Notes:
- The value of the type attribute of &SYSSTMT (T'&SYSSTMT) is always N.
- The value of the count attribute of &SYSSTMT (K'&SYSSTMT) is always 8.