isCOBOL Evolve : Appendices : Intrinsic Functions : BIT-OF
BIT-OF
The BIT-OF function returns the bit pattern of the binary value of the argument.
Syntax 1
function bit-of (arg-1)
Syntax 2
$bit-of (arg-1)
Arguments
• arg-1 can be any data item or literal.
Result
The function returns an alphanumeric character string consisting of the bytes of arg-1 converted to the bit pattern corresponding to the binary value of each byte in arg-1.
Examples
Example - Display the bits of the character "A".
display function bit-of("A").