ILE C/C++ Programmer's Guide


Chapter 27. Using Packed Decimal Data in a C++ Program


C++ language only

The packed decimal data type representation includes integral and fractional parts. For ILE C++, the largest packed decimal representation is 31 digits.

The ILE C++ compiler supports the packed decimal data type in the bcd class. The header file is <bcd.h>.

Note:
The ILE C compiler supports the packed decimal data type as an extension to ISO C. For more information, refer to Chapter 26, Using Packed Decimal Data in a C Program.

You can use the packed decimal data type to:

This chapter describes:


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