The New PL/I - ... for PC, Workstation and Mainframe

Preface

Contents

1. Elementary PL/I

1.1 The programming environment

1.2 Data attributes

1.3 Loops

1.4 Input and output

1.5 Distinction of cases

2. Extending the basics

2.1 Input and output of a character stream

2.2 The general loop

2.3 Arrays

2.4 Structures

2.5 Manipulation of character strings

2.6 Arithmetic

2.7 Manipulation of bit strings

2.8 Abstract data types

2.9 Time calculations

3. Block and program structure

3.1 Scope and lifetime of variables

3.2 Structure of a PL/I program

3.3 Exceptional conditions

4. Dynamic storage management

4.1 The CONTROLLED attribute

4.2 The BASED attribute

4.3 The AREA attribute

4.4 Dynamics with structure types

5. Use of files

5.1 PL/I files

5.2 Input and output of records

5.3 Special possibilities of input and output

6. Special PL/I techniques

6.1 Array expressions

6.2 Definition of variables

6.3 Parallel processing

6.4 Program generation at compile time

7. Interfaces to the world

7.1 Low- level programming

7.2 Manipulation of Wide Characters

7.3 Using REXX Components

7.4 Utilizing Java components

7.5 CGI and XML

Appendix A: Solution ideas

Appendix B: Built-in functions/subroutines

Arithmetic

Array-handling

Buffer- management

Condition- handling

Date/time

Floating- point inquiry (constants)

Mathematical

Miscellaneous

Ordinal- handling

Precision-handling

Pseudovariables

Storage control

String- handling

Subroutines

Type functions

Preprocessor

Index