isCOBOL Evolve : Appendices : Intrinsic Functions : BIT-TO-CHAR
BIT-TO-CHAR
The BIT-TO-CHAR converts a bit pattern to a character string.
Syntax 1
function bit-to-char (arg-1)
Syntax 2
$bit-to-char (arg-1)
Arguments
• arg-1 must be an alphanumeric data item or literal.
Result
The function returns a character string consisting of bytes that correspond to the bit pattern indicated by the sequence of "0" and "1" characters in arg-1.
Examples
Example - Decode a bit pattern to the corresponding character.
display function bit-to-char("01000001").