what is the advantage of using redefines instead of
delaring the variables ?
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Answer / kavithachandrashekar
Redefines is basically used to occupy same same storage space for different data items.In this case if we declare new variable then there is wastage of memory
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Answer / m r reddy
--Redefines is used to re-use the storage space irrespective of the data type.
--Using redefines more than one field can re-use the same memory.
Ex: 01 a pic x(5) value 'xyz12'.
01 b redefines a pic x(3).
Here a=xyz12 value is stored and
b=xyz value is stored. B is reuse the A's Memory
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Answer / deepak kumar
redefines saves the memory by referring the same memory location by other data items.
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Answer / sriram
redefines is a clause which is used for predefined storage space for other variables without wastage of space.
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Answer / joshin
redifine will used to change the pic clause of already
declared variable.
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