HLASM Language Reference

SIGNED
Format: Logical-expression, function-invocation
Operands:
Arithmetic
Output: SIGNED(aexpr) or (SIGNED aexpr) converts its arithmetic argument to
a decimal character string representation of its value, with a leading minus
sign if the argument is negative.
Examples
SIGNED(1)
SIGNED(-1)
| SYSATTRA
| Format: Function-invocation
| Operands: Character
has value '1'
has value '-1'
Note: The SIGNED function creates properly signed values for display,
whereas assigning a SETA value to a SETC variable produces only the
magnitude of the SETA value. For example:
&A SETA 1 &A has value 1
&C SETC '&A' &C has value '1'
&A SETA -1 &A has value -1
&C SETC '&A' &C has value '1' (unsigned)
| Output: SYSATTRA('symbol') returns the assembler-type value for the
| specified symbol.
| The 1 to 4 assembler type is returned, with trailing spaces removed.
| Symbols without an assigned assembler type return null.
| Examples
| Given that symbol Sym1 has previously been assigned an assembler type of
| GR, and variable symbol &SName has a value of SYM1, then:
| SYSATTRA('Sym1') has value 'GR'
| SYSATTRA('&Sname') has value 'GR'
| SYSATTRP
| Format: Function-invocation
| Operands: Character
| Output: SYSATTRP('symbol') returns the program-type value for the specified
| symbol.
| The 4 byte program type is returned.
| Symbols without an assigned program type return null.
| Examples
| Given that symbol Sym1 has previously been assigned a program type of
| “Box7,” and variable symbol &SName has a value of SYM1, then:
| SYSATTRP('Sym1') has value 'Box7'
| SYSATTRP('&SName') has value 'Box7'
UPPER
Format: Logical-expression, function-invocation
Operands: Character
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