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  3. August 2003

Re: Value vs. Const

>  // This is a no-no...
> d myProto             pr
> d  parm1                         1a   value
> d  parm2                        10a   value varying
> d  parm3                        10a   value varying options(*nopass)

Why is this a no-no?

>  // Do this instead...
> d myProto             pr
> d  parm1                         1a   value
> d  parm2                        10a   value varying
> d  parm3                        10a   const varying options(*nopass)
>
> Now you should use a local variable with a default value, and populate
> it with the parm3 value only if %parms() indicates it was passed.

That is what I mostly do, but what has that got to do with using CONST or
VALUE?

Joep Beckeringh

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