Accelerator Manual (G06.24+, H06.03+)

Data Type Correspondence and Return Value Sizes
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Table A-1. Integer Types, Part 1
8-Bit Integer 16-Bit Integer 32-Bit Integer
BASIC STRING INT
INT(16)
INT(32)
Cchar
1
unsigned char
signed char
int in the 16-bit data model
short
unsigned
int in the 32-bit or wide data
model
long
unsigned long
COBOL Alphabetic
Numeric DISPLAY
Alphanumeric-Edited
Alphanumeric
Numeric-Edited
PIC S9(n) COMP or PIC (n)
COMP without P or V, 1≤n≤4
Index Data Item
2
NATIVE-2
3
PIC S9(n) COMP or PIC 9(n)
COMP without P or V, 5
≤n≤9
Index Data Item
2
NATIVE-4
3
FORTRAN -- INTEGER
4
INTEGER*2
INTEGER*4
Pascal BYTE
Enumeration, unpacked,
≤256 members
Subrange, unpacked,
n...m, 0
≤n and m≤255
INTEGER
INT16
CARDINAL [1]
BYTE or CHAR value parameter
Enumeration, unpacked,
>256
members
Subrange, unpacked, n...m,
-32768
≤n and m≤32767, but at
least n or m outside 0...255 range
LONGINT
INT32
Subrange, unpacked n...m,
-2147483648
≤n and
m
≤2147483647, but at least n or
m outside -32768...32767 range
SQL CHAR NUMERIC(1)...NUMERIC(4)
PIC9(1)COMP...PIC9(4)COMP
SMALLINT
NUMERIC(5)...NUMERIC(9)
PIC9(1)COMP...PIC9(9) COMP
INTEGER
TAL STRING
UNSIGNED(16)
INT
UNSIGNED(16)
INT(32)
Return Value
Size (Words)
11 2
1
Unsigned Integer
2
Index Data Item is a 16-bit integer in COBOL 74 and a 32-bit integer in COBOL85.
3
HP COBOL85 only.
4
INTEGER is normally equivalent to INTEGER*2. The INTEGER*4 and INTEGER*8 compiler directives redefine
INTEGER.