c (Concatenate) Processing Code

The c processing code concatenates elements for output.

System Processors	List
Code Type	Attribute Defining
Dictionary Attributes	Output Conversion

Syntax

celement{;element...}

celement{/*}

celement{xelement}{...}

Parameters

element	May be any of the following: Attribute mark count Any literal string enclosed in a system delimiter (‘ “ \) Asterisk (*), which means reuse result of last conversion
concatenation.char	A single concatenation character that separates the values and displays in between them. It may be any nonnumeric character, even a space, but not a system delimiter. The following concatenation characters have special meaning:
	x	Specifies that the following element is the separation character to appear between successive elements.
	;	Specifies that no separating character is printed. When the semicolon is used, literal strings must be enclosed in single quotes.

Description

Each element may be delimited by a character to appear on output. If the semicolon is the element separator, it does not display on output. The elements can be:

Numeric constants, enclosed in quotation marks.
An attribute position, referenced by its numeric attribute count.
An alphanumeric character string enclosed in quotation marks, double quotation marks, or backslashes. When delimited by semicolons, strings must be enclosed in quotation marks; otherwise, alphanumeric strings are not separated from the other entries by semicolons.

The asterisk is a special character used to concatenate the resulting value from the last processing code operation. In the third form listed under Syntax, x specifies the separator to appear between the concatenated elements. The separator may be any nonnumeric character including a space or semicolon, but cannot be a system delimiter. The semicolon is a special separator that specifies the elements are to be concatenated with no separation.

Example(s)

Stored Value	Processing Code	Output Data
014 ‘Hunter’
015 ‘Rockwell’	c”Name :”;14,15	‘Name: Hunter,Rockwell’
001 ‘day’
002 ‘night’	c1/2	‘day/night’