This topic lists the built-in functions that do not fit into any of the other categories.
The following table lists miscellaneous built-in functions.
| Function | Description |
|---|---|
| ALLCOMPARE | Returns a BIT(1) value that indicates the result of comparing two structures. |
| BETWEEN | Returns a BIT(1) value that indicates whether the first argument is in the closed interval as defined by the second and third arguments. |
BETWEENEXCLUSIVE |
Returns a BIT(1) value that indicates whether the first argument is in the open interval as defined by the second and third arguments. |
BETWEENLEFTEXCLUSIVE |
Returns a BIT(1) value that indicates whether the first argument is in the left-open interval as defined by the second and third arguments. |
BETWEENRIGHTEXCLUSIVE |
Returns a BIT(1) value that indicates whether the first argument is in the right-open interval as defined by the second and third arguments. |
| BINSEARCH | Performs a binary search by using a simple compare. |
| BINSEARCHX | Performs a binary search by using a specified compare function. |
| BYTE | Synonym for CHARVAL. |
| CDS | Returns a FIXED BINARY(31) value that indicates if the old and current values in a compare double and swap were equal. |
| CHARVAL | Returns the character value corresponding to an integer. |
| CODEPAGE | Returns a FIXED BINARY(31) value holding the value of the CODEPAGE compiler option. |
| COLLATE | Returns a character(256) string specifying the collating order. |
| CS | Returns a FIXED BINARY(31) value that indicates if the old and current values in a compare and swap were equal. |
| GETENV | Returns a value representing a specified environment variable. |
| GETJCLSYMBOL | Returns a character string that is the value of an exported JCL symbol (z/OS only). |
 GETSYSINT |
Rturns a size_t value that is the value of the requested system information. |
| GETSYSWORD | Returns a character string that is the value of the requested system information. |
| HEX | Returns a character string that is the hex representation of a value. |
| HEX8 | Returns a character string that is the UTF-8 hex representation of a value. |
| INDICATORS | Returns a value that gives the number of elements at the next logical level in a structure. |
| INLIST | Returns a BIT(1) value that indicates whether the first argument is equal to any of the remaining arguments. |
| ISJCLSYMBOL | Returns a BIT(1) value that indicates whether the input argument name is a valid exported JCL symbol. |
| ISMAIN | Indicates if the current procedure is main. |
| MAINNAME | Returns a CHARACTER string that is the name of the MAIN function on the current call stack. |
| OMITTED | Indicates if a parameter was not supplied on a call. |
| PACKAGENAME | Returns the name of the containing package. |
| PLIRETV | Returns the PL/I return code value. |
| POPCNT | Returns a FIXED BIN value holding in each byte the number of bits equal to 1 in the corresponding byte. |
| PRESENT | Indicates if a parameter was supplied on a call. |
| PROCEDURENAME | Returns the name of the most closely nested procedure. |
| PUTENV | Adds new environment variables or modifies the values of existing environment variables. |
| RANK | Returns the integer value corresponding to a character or widechar. |
| REG12 | Returns a pointer that holds the current value of register 12. |
| SOURCEFILE | Returns the name of the containing file. |
| SOURCELINE | Returns the number of the containing line. |
| STACKADDR | Returns the address of the current dynamic save area. |
| STRING | Returns a string that is the concatenation of all the elements of a string aggregate. |
| SYSTEM | Returns the value returned by a command. |
| THREADID | Returns the thread identifier for a task. |
| UNHEX | Returns a character string that is the decoded value of a hex input string. |
| UNSPEC | Returns a bit string that is the internal representation of a value. |
| UUID | Returns a CHARACTER(36) string that is a version 5 format universally unique identifier. |
| UUID4 |
Returns a CHARACTER(36) string
that is a version 4 universally unique identifier. |
| VALID | Indicates if the contents of a variable are valid for its declaration. |
| VALIDVALUE | Indicates if the value of an expression matches one of the elements in a variable's value set. |
| WCHARVAL | Returns the widechar value corresponding to an integer. |