what is data structure?how many types of data structers?
Answer Posted / jeet
Data structure is specified in the Input Specification of an RPG 3 Program where as in RPG 1V we specified in 'D' specification.
Data Structure is define an area in storage and layout related subfields.
There are 4 types of data structures
1) Data Area Data Structure
2) File Information Data Structure
3) Program Status Data Structure
4) Multiple Occurence Data Structure
Data Structure is used for
1) To break fields into subfields
2) To change the format of the field
3) To Group non-contiguous data into contiguous format
4) To convert data.
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