Guardian Procedure Calls Reference Manual (G06.25+)

Formatter Edit Descriptors

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Summary of Repeatable Edit Descriptors

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Buffer control

/ Terminate the current buffer, and then obtain a new one

: Terminate formatting if no data elements remain

Summary of Repeatable Edit Descriptors

Repeatable edit descriptors direct the formatter to obtain the next data list element and

perform a conversion between internal and external representation. They can be

preceded by modifiers or decorations that alter the interpretation of the basic edit

descriptor. Modifiers and decorations apply only to output conversion. They are

allowed but ignored for input.

The repeatable edit descriptors are:

A Alphanumeric (ASCII)

B Binary (base 2) integer

D,E Exponential form

F Fixed form

G General (E or F format depending on magnitude of data)

I Integer (base

LLogical

M Mask formatting

O Octal (base 8) integer

Z Hexadecimal (base 16) integer

Summary of Modifiers

Modifiers are codes that are used to alter the results of the formatting prescribed by the

edit descriptors to which they are attached. They are:

BN, BZ Field blanking (if null, or zero)

FL Fill-character specification

LJ, RJ Left and right justification

OC Overflow-character modifier

SS Symbol substitution