*ZF (KEYIN and DISPLAY)

ANSI

*ZF

When this list control is used in a KEYIN instruction, it zero-fills a character string variable with zeros. If the entry is null, the control is ignored. It has no effect on numeric variables. This control only affects the next variable in the list. This control will also zero fill all the elements of a data variable when the variable following the *ZF is an ARRAY (without index), RECORD, or a VARLIST. The following examples demonstrate this control:

When this control is used in a DISPLAY instruction, it zero-fills any FORM variables and replace any leading spaces in DIM variables with zeros. The following examples demonstrate this control:

See Also: List Controls (KEYIN and DISPLAY), List Controls (KEYIN), DISPLAY, KEYIN