Hi,
I would like to know whether it is possible to write a COBOL function that returns a true or false value so that one can write:
if myfunc() then <true-branch> else <false-branch> end-if.
I can write functions that return values "t" or "f" (or 1/0, or "TRUE"/"FALSE", or whatever) and then write:
if myfunc() = "t" then <true-branch> else <false-branch> end-if.
That "= ""t""" seems like something I should not have to do.
I read somewhere abouit using PIC 1, where B"1" is true and B"0" is false. I wrote a function using that but the callers do not compile.
To expand that:
function-id. myfunc prototype.
linkage section.
01 l-result pic 1.
procedure division returning l-result.
end function myfunc.
...
if myfunc() then
...
I see a compiler error on the ')' of the function call saying "Error 1 COBCH0001 : Undefined error. Inform Technical Support ..."
Any insights gratefully received.
Leigh.
function-id. numeric-1 prototype.
linkage section.
01 l-data pic x any length.
*01 l-result pic x.
01 l-result pic 1(16).
procedure division using l-data returning l-result.
end function numeric-1.