@type-descriptor.external-decimal-td

This tag describes the number encoding as external or zoned decimal.

Attributes

The following table lists the valid attributes for this tag:
Attribute Description Valid Values
bigEndian Indicates whether a number is big or little endian

You must specify one of the following attributes:
  • true: when the byte representation of a number is ordered from the most significant byte to the least significant byte
  • false: when the byte representation of a number is ordered from the least significant byte to most significant byte
signed Indicates whether a number is signed or unsigned. You must specify one of the following attributes:
  • true
  • false
virtualDecimalPoint Integer specifying where the decimal point of the number resides Value is specified from the rightmost digit of the number.
externalDecimalSign Type of external decimal data You must specify one of the following attributes:
  • ebcdic : Codepage is Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Format (EBCDIC).
  • ebcdicCustom : Allows DFHCNV macros to be used to convert external decimal data types, and then corrects the codepoint which contains the sign bit.
  • ascii : Codepage is American Standard Coded Information Interchange format (ascii).
signFormat Sign format of external decimal data You must specify one of the following attributes:
  • leading
  • leadingSeparate
  • trailing
  • trailingSeparate
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