This release includes the following enhancements to the managed COBOL syntax:
- Specifying parameters in the method signature
- You can now specify passing parameters and returning items in the method signature, instead of using a Procedure Division header. This applies to methods, indexers, iterators, constructors and delegates.
- CONSTANT keyword
- Use the CONSTANT keyword on a field to protect it from being altered.
- Operations on string fields
- You can now use the STRING, UNSTRING and INSPECT statements on fields of type string.
