Assignment command (LangX COBOL)

The Assignment command assigns the value of an expression to a specified reference. It is the equivalent of the COBOL COMPUTE statement.

>>-'--receiver--'--=--'--sourceexpr--'--;----------------------><

receiver

A valid Debug Tool LangX COBOL reference enclosed in apostrophes (').

sourceexpr

A valid Debug Tool LangX COBOL expression enclosed in apostrophes (').

Usage notes

• When receiver is an arithmetic variable, then sourceexpr can be a hexadecimal string of the same length as receiver. Debug Tool assumes that the correct internal representation is used and the hexadecimal value is moved directly into receiver.
• When receiver is a non-numeric string, then sourceexpr can be a hexadecimal string of any length. If the length of sourceexpr is less than the length of receiver, then receiver is padded on the right with binary zeros.
• When receiver is a COBOL INDEX variable, then Debug Tool assumes that sourceexpr is a subscript value and converts it to the proper offset before storing the value into receiver.
• The Assignment command cannot be used while you replay recorded statements by using the PLAYBACK commands.

Examples

• Assign the value 6 to variable x.

  'x' = '6' ;

• Increment the value of X by 5.

  'X' = 'X + 5' ;

Refer to the following topics for more information related to the material discussed in this topic.

• Related references
• references
• PLAYBACK commands