Purpose
Returns the maximum length of a string.
Parameters
x is an expression that must have a computational type and should have a string type. Otherwise, it is converted to character.
Examples
dcl s char (40) varying;
dcl t char (40) ;
s = 'The Lawn, 22-30 Old Bath Road';
put skip list ('maxlength(s) is: ', maxlength(s)); /* char var */
put skip list ('maxlength(t) is: ', maxlength(t)); /* char */
will print:
maxlength(s) is: 40
maxlength(t) is: 40
