What is Redefines clause?

Answer Posted / sudhakar koppavarapu

Redefines clause allows a programmer to give different data
descriptions to the same area of storage.



syntax:

LevelNumeber Identifier1 REDEFINES identifier2.


01 A PIC X(7).
01 B REDEFINES A PIC 9(5)V9(2).

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