Using Arithmetic and Logical Expressions
The %EVAL Function
The %EVAL function evaluates integer arithmetic or logical
expressions. Logical expressions and arithmetic expressions are sequences
of operators and operands forming sets of instructions that are evaluated
to produce a result.
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An arithmetic expression contains an arithmetic operator.
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A logical expression contains a logical operator.
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General form, %EVAL
function:
%EVAL(arithmetic
or logical expression)
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The %EVAL function
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translates integer strings and hexadecimal strings to integers
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translates tokens representing arithmetic, comparison, and logical operators to macro-level operators
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performs arithmetic and logical operations.
For arithmetic ...
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