COBOL Manual for TNS and TNS/R Programs

Procedure Division
HP COBOL Manual for TNS and TNS/R Programs—522555-006
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Arithmetic Expressions
Arithmetic Expressions
num-id
is the identifier of a numeric data item.
num-lit
is a numeric literal.
arith-expr
is an arithmetic expression.
The value of an arithmetic expression is a numeric value.
Arithmetic expressions can appear in:
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ENTER statements
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EVALUATE statements
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Reference modifiers
•
Sign conditions
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Relation conditions
•
Function arguments
The values computed when arithmetic expressions are evaluated are transitory and
are not stored for later use by the program.
Topics:
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Operands
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Arithmetic Operators
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Formation and Evaluation Rules
+
-
num-id
+
-
**
num-lit
arith-expr
(
)arith-expr
*
/
arith-expr
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