Hollerith

Accepted forms for Hollerith data are:

Above, "..." is a string of characters and n is the character count.

• A Hollerith constant is type Boolean.

• If any character constant is in a bitwise logical expression, the expression is evaluated as Hollerith.

• A Hollerith constant can have 1 to 4 characters.

Examples: Octal and hexadecimal constants.

Examples: Octal and hexadecimal in assignment statements.

Use of an octal or hexadecimal constant in an arithmetic expression can produce undefined results and do not generate syntax errors.