Purpose
Displays a message on the user’s screen and optionally requests a response.
Syntax
DISPLAY (expression) [REPLY char-ref]
Parameters
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expression
- Is converted, where necessary, to a character string. This character string is displayed. It can contain mixed character data.
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char-ref
- Specifies a character reference that receives the user-entered response. The response can contain CHARACTER or mixed data.
Example
DCL MYNAME CHAR (16);
DISPLAY (‘What is your name?’) REPLY (myname);
DISPLAY (myname);
Restrictions
Use of the WCHAR type with DISPLAY/REPLY is not fully supported.
Description
The DISPLAY statement displays a message on the user’s screen and optionally requests the user to enter a response to the message.
The REPLY option suspends program execution until the user enters a response.