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Status Not under consideration
Workspace PL/I Compilers
Created by Guest
Created on Mar 8, 2016

RELATED IDEAS

SENTENCECASE and TITLECASE

The PL/I compiler has built-in functions for LOWER and UPPER case conversions, but having SENTENCE and TITLE case built-in functions would be very helpful.

They should also have a provision to preclude a portion of the string that is being converted from being changed, maybe enclosing text that should remain unchanged in double quotes or some other method like /NOCHANGE /ENDNOCHANGE. For example:

TITLECASE('"IBM PL/I" COMPILER VERSION 4.6 COPYRIGHT 2016') would generate 'IBM PL/I Compiler Version 4.6 Copyright 2016'

SENTENCECASE('MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB AND IT''''s "UGLY"!') would generate 'Mary had a little lamb and it's UGLY!'

Idea priority Low
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Apr 27, 2016

    For users who need this, they can write their own subroutine to do so. Adding it to the language creates unneeded clutter

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Mar 18, 2016

    There is no need for such functions.

    Use lower case and upper case where required in character strings.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Mar 18, 2016

    Another totally ludicrous request, given that PL/I has supported mixed case for at least three decades. The fact that the submitter cannot be bothered to use mixed case is not a valid reason to add a utter non-feature to the language.

    NO, NO, NO!

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Mar 9, 2016

    To be reviewed

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