COBOL Manual for TNS/E Programs (H06.08+, J06.03+)

combined-part
Concatenation Expressions
Table 143 Maximum Length of Result of Concatenation Expression
Length of ResultClass of Operands
160 alphanumeric character positionsAlphanumeric
80 national character positionsNational
A figurative constant occupies one character position.
Table 144 Class of Result of Concatenation Expression
Class of ResultNumber of Operands That Are Figurative Constants
Same class as the operands (neither of which is a figurative
constant)
0
Same class as the other operand (which is not a figurative
constant)
1
Alphanumeric2
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