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Workspace PL/I Compilers
Created by Guest
Created on Dec 7, 2021

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Add new PLIPARSE built-in function to parse an input string

Please add a new PLIPARSE built-in function to PL/I V5.3 to split an input string into various fields based on given delimiters:

The first argument is the input string to be parsed.

The arguments after that input string consist of
- an even number of pairs with each pair consisting of an ASSIGNABLE reference (or *) and a separator
- an optional, last argument that would be an ASSIGNABLE reference (or * ) that would be assigned all the input text after the last separator (unless it was *)

All ASSIGNABLE references after the first separator that is not found are assigned ''

Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
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    |     Jun 10, 2022
    delivered in the 6.1 release this May
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Feb 9, 2022

    not sure if i understand the requester, but this sounds pretty specific.
    such parsers can be written pretty easily, i'm not sure if this should be part of the language / runtime.
    but if it is, i won't cry :-).

  • Guest
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    |     Dec 20, 2021

    This could be useful

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