The RANGE function returns a value that is equal to the value of the maximum argument minus the value of the minimum argument. The type of this function depends upon the argument types as follows:
| Argument Type
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Function Type
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| All arguments integer
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Integer
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| Numeric
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Numeric
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| (some arguments can be integer)
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General Format
Arguments
- Argument-1 must be class numeric.
Returned Values
- The returned value is equal to the greatest value of argument-1 minus the least value of argument-1.
- The comparisons used to determine the greatest and least values are made according to the rules for relation conditions. See the topic
Relation Condition in the chapter
Procedure Division.
- If the value of argument-1 is numeric non-integer, results are returned in floating-point format.
