| Free-Form Syntax | CLEAR {*NOKEY} {*ALL} name |
| Code | Factor 1 | Factor 2 | Result Field | Indicators | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLEAR | *NOKEY | *ALL | name (variable or record format) | |||
The CLEAR operation sets elements in a structure (record format, data structure, array, or table) or a variable (field, subfield, array element or indicator), to their default initialization value depending on field type (numeric, character, graphic, UCS-2, indicator, pointer, or date/time/timestamp). For the default initialization value for a data type, see Chapter 9. Data Types and Data Formats.
Fully qualified names may be specified as the Result-Field operand for CLEAR when coded in free-form calculation specifications. If the structure or variable being cleared is variable-length, its length changes to 0. The CLEAR operation allows you to clear structures on a global basis, as well as element by element, during run time.
See Initialization Operations.