C/C++ Programmer's Guide (G06.25+)

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Data Type Correspondence

HP C/C++ Programmer’s Guide for NonStop Systems—429301-008

D-5

Table D-4. Character Types

C-series

BASIC

STRING STRING --

C and C++ signed char

unsigned char

pointer to char struct {

int len;

char val [n]

};

COBOL Alphabetic

Numeric DISPLAY

Alphanumeric-Edited

Alphanumeric

Numeric-Edited

Alphabetic

Numeric DISPLAY

Alphanumeric-Edited

Alphanumeric

Numeric-Edited

01 name.

03 len USAGE IS

NATIVE-2

1

03 val PIC X(n).

FORTRAN CHARACTER CHARACTER array

CHARACTER*n

--

D-series

Pascal

CHAR or BYTE

value parameter

Enumeration, unpacked,

<

256 members

Subrange, unpacked n…m,

0 <

n and m < 255

PACKED ARRAY

OF CHAR

FSTRING(n)

STRING(n)

SQL PIC X

CHAR

CHAR(n)

PIC X(n)

VARCHAR(n)

TAL

and

pTAL

STRING STRING array --

Return

Value Size

(Words)

1 1 or 2, depends on

declared pointer size

1 or 2, depends on

declared pointer size

1. HP COBOL85 only.