What is Redefines clause?

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What is Redefines clause?..

Answer / a.roselin

Redefine Clause represents the same storage locations by
diffent data types

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What is Redefines clause?..

Answer / roopa sharma

two or more data items can use same working storage area by
redefining a storage area

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What is Redefines clause?..

Answer / sudhakar koppavarapu

Redefines clause allows a programmer to give different data
descriptions to the same area of storage.



syntax:

LevelNumeber Identifier1 REDEFINES identifier2.


01 A PIC X(7).
01 B REDEFINES A PIC 9(5)V9(2).

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What is Redefines clause?..

Answer / somnath

Two or more data items can use same working storage area by
redefining a storage area.

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What is Redefines clause?..

Answer / krishna

Allowcation of more than one data items in a single memory
location.

Ex:
01 a pic x(9).
01 b redefines a pic x(7).

Rules for Redefines

1. Should be different datatype and size
2. Redefined item should not contain value clause
3. Redefing item cantain redefined item
4. Redefines can't write in 66 and 88 level numbers

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What is Redefines clause?..

Answer / malay

redefine clause is used to access same memory storage space by different data items.
ex...
01 a pic x(9).
01 b redefines pic 9(7)v9(2).
tips.
datatype may be different but size of B be same or less then size of A.
better for use same datatype and same size,so that out put should be correct.

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What is Redefines clause?..

Answer / bhanupriya

the REDEFINES clause allows you to use different data description entries to describe the same computer storage area

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What is Redefines clause?..

Answer / prakash shrivastava

Redifines clause is used to allocate more than one data in
same memory location....

ex:- 77 a pic 9(2).
77 b redefines a pic 9(2).

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