C$PARAMSIZE

The C$PARAMSIZE library routine retrieves the size, in bytes, of a parameter passed by the caller.

Note: This routine cannot be used in the Procedure Division of a method. It returns information only on parameters passed by CALL, not by INVOKE.

Syntax:

CALL "C$PARAMSIZE" USING paramNum                    GIVING paramSize

Parameters:

paramNum

any numeric data item

Specifies the ordinal number of the parameter you want to get the size. The first parameter in the USING list is identified by 1.

Return code:

paramSize can be any numeric data item. It receives the size of the parameter.

Examples:

Example - A program that may receive a variable size string to process it

working-storage section. 77 str-size pic 9(5).   linkage section. 01 the-string  pic x(512).   procedure division using the-string. main.   call "c$paramsize" using 1 giving str-size   inspect the-string(1:str-size) replacing all "," by "|"   goback.