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Micro Focus Visual COBOL 2.3 for Visual Studio 2015 > General Reference > Compiler Directives > Object Code, Size, and Optimization > Object Code - Size and Speed > CHECK

CHECK

Turns on all run-time checks in generated code.
Note: This directive is supported for native COBOL only.

Syntax:

>>--.----.---CHECK------------------><
    +-NO-+

Parameters:

None

Properties:

Default: None
Phase: Generator
$SET: Initial

Dependencies:

CHECK sets BOUND, LINKCHECK, PARAMCOUNTCHECK and RECURSECHECK immediately. NOCHECK sets NOBOUND, NOLINKCHECK, NOPARAMCOUNTCHECK and NORECURSECHECK immediately.

Comments:

CHECK turns on all run-time checks in generated code. The run-time checks include checks for:

  • Divide-by-zero
  • Calling invalid (that is NULL) procedure-pointers
  • Recursion of non-recursive programs

NOCHECK turns off all run-time checks in generated code.

Parent topic: Object Code - Size and Speed
Parent topic: Run-time Behavior - Speed or Size
Parent topic: Compiler Directives - Alphabetical List
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