*LOVAL

Use

Smallest value (depending on the type and length of the variable):

• • If the variable is an alphanumeric variable:

    • in RPG generation, it takes the smallest possible alphanumeric value: each character takes the value 00;
    • with the C and Java generator, *LOVAL has the same effect as *BLANK.
  • If the variable is an extended or packed numeric one, it takes the lowest possible numeric value: each character takes the value 9 and the variable carries the negative sign.

  • If the variable is of the type NUM_BIN_2 or Integer 5.0, it takes the value -32768 (-215):

  • If the variable is of the type NUM_BIN_4 or Integer 10.0, it takes the value -2147483648 (-231).If the variable is of the type NUM_BIN_8, it takes the value -9223372036854775808 (-263).

• • If the variable is of the TIME type, it takes the value 00:00:00.

  • If the variable is of the DATE type, it takes the value 00001-01-01.

  • If the variable is of the TIMESTAMP type, it takes the value
    0001-01-01-00:00:00:000000.

Not modifiable by the programmer.

Example

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