HLASM Language Reference

DC Instruction—Decimal Constants
Figure 43. Decimal Constants
Subfield Value Example Result
1. Duplication factor Allowed
2. Type P and Z
3. Type Extension Not allowed
| 4. Program type Allowed
5. Modifiers
Implicit length:
(length modifier
not present)
Alignment:
As needed
Byte
Range for length: 1 to 16
(byte length)
Packed:
P DC P'+593'
Zoned:
Z DC Z'−593'
L'P = 2
L'Z= 3
.1 to .128
(bit length)
Range for scale:
Not allowed
Range for exponent:
Not allowed
6. Nominal value
Represented by:
Decimal
digits
(0 to 9)
Packed:
DC P'5.5' ▌1▐
DC P'55' ▌1▐
DC P'+555' ▌2▐
DC P'-777'
Object code
X'055C'
X'055C'
X'555C' ▌3▐
X'777D' ▌3▐
Zoned:
DC Z'−555' ▌4▐
Object code
X'F5F5D5' ▌5▐
Enclosed by:
Single quotation
marks
Exponent allowed:
No
Number of values
per operand:
Multiple
Padding:
Packed:
with binary
zeros at left
Zoned:
with EBCDIC
zeros (X'F0')
at left
Truncation of
assembled value:
At left
In the following example, the DC statement specifies both packed and zoned
decimal constants. The length modifier applies to each constant in the first
operand (that is, to each packed decimal constant). A literal could not specify both
operands.
152 HLASM V1R5 Language Reference