Enform Plus Reference Manual

Clauses

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Modifiers

The following examples show the effect of the optional plus edit descriptor:

Format Item Value Printed Item

------ ---------- ------------

"SP F10.2" 123.00 +123.00

F10.2 123.00 123.00

"SP F10.2" -123.00 -123.00

"SP F10.2" 000.00 .00

Modifiers

Modifiers alter the normal effect of edit descriptors. A modifier must immediately

precede the edit descriptor it modifies. Modifiers are enclosed within brackets ([ ]) and

separated by commas.

Table 5-2

indicates which modifiers can be used with which edit descriptors. An X

indicates the combination is permitted.

Field Blanking Modifiers

Field blanking modifiers indicate under what circumstances to print blanks. The syntax

is:

prints a blank field if the value is null.

prints a blank field if the value is zero.

Although most edit descriptors cause a minimum number of characters to be printed

regardless of the value of the field, a field blanking modifier causes the entire field to be

filled with blanks if the specified condition is met.

Table 5-2. Permissible Modifiers and Edit Descriptors

Edit Descriptors

Modifiers A F I M

BZ, BN XXXX

LJ, RJ X

OC XXX

FL XXXX

SS XX

{ BN }

{ BZ }