PRESENT Function

Purpose

Indicates if a parameter is included on a call.

Syntax

PRESENT(x)

Parameters

x must be an un-subscripted parameter by address, and the corresponding argument must be declared as OPTIONAL in the ENTRY declaration.

Description

The PRESENT built-in function returns "true" i.e. a BIT(1) value equal to '1'B if the specified parameter is supplied when calling the containing procedure.

The PRESENT built-in accepts Level-1 structure or union arguments.

Restrictions

None.