Pointer/Name Resolution

System-builtin Headers

ILE RPG: mih-ptr.rpgleinc
ILE COBOL: mih-ptr.cblleinc

System Builtins

System Builtin Name MI Instruction name Prototype Name Description Usage Examples

_CMPPTRA CMPPTRA cmpptra Compare Pointer for Object Addressability t081.rpgle. Test of _CMPPTRA.

_CMPPTRT CMPPTRT cmpptrt Compare pointer type.

t016.rpgle. In this example _CMPPTRT is used to test a null pointer.
cbl010.cblle
cbl011.cblle. Test for a data pointer.

_CPYBWP CPYBWP cpybwp Copy bytes with pointers. ~

_MATPTR MATPTR matptr Materialize pointer

t027.rpgle. Materialize a space pointer.
t028.rpgle. Materialize a system pointer.
t030.rpgle. Materialize a procedure pointer.

_MATPTRL MATPTRL matptrl Materialize Pointer Locations t082.rpgle. Test of _MATPTRL. This test program finds out the locations of pointers within a data structure.

_RSLVDP1, _RSLVDP2, _RSLVDP3 RSLVDP rslvdp1, rslvdp2, rslvdp3 Resolve Data Pointer

t083_b.emi. Export an character variable named VVV.
t083.rpgle. Resolve and use data pointer exported by t083_b.emi.

_RSLVSP2, _RSLVSP4 RSLVSP rslvsp2, rslvsp4 Resolve system pointer

t011.rpgle. Test of _CALLPGMV.
t156.rpgle. Test of the extended instruction template of RSLVSP.
cbl014.cblle

_RETTSADR RETTSADR rettsadr Retrieve Teraspace Address From Space Pointer t085.rpgle.

_SETSPPFP SETSPPFP setsppfp Set space pointer from pointer. t059.rpgle. Test of _XLATEB and _SETSPPFP where _SETSPPFP is used to address the data in a space object.

_SETSPFP SETSPFP setspfp Set system pointer from pointer. ~

_TESTPTR TESTPTR testptr Test pointer. t038.rpgle. Test of pthread thread-specific storage (TLS) APIs. In this example program, _TESTPTR is used to test a teraspace pointer.

System Builtin Name	MI Instruction name	Prototype Name	Description	Usage Examples
_CMPPTRA	CMPPTRA	cmpptra	Compare Pointer for Object Addressability	t081.rpgle. Test of _CMPPTRA.
_CMPPTRT	CMPPTRT	cmpptrt	Compare pointer type.	t016.rpgle. In this example _CMPPTRT is used to test a null pointer. cbl010.cblle cbl011.cblle. Test for a data pointer.
_CPYBWP	CPYBWP	cpybwp	Copy bytes with pointers.	~
_MATPTR	MATPTR	matptr	Materialize pointer	t027.rpgle. Materialize a space pointer. t028.rpgle. Materialize a system pointer. t030.rpgle. Materialize a procedure pointer.
_MATPTRL	MATPTRL	matptrl	Materialize Pointer Locations	t082.rpgle. Test of _MATPTRL. This test program finds out the locations of pointers within a data structure.
_RSLVDP1, _RSLVDP2, _RSLVDP3	RSLVDP	rslvdp1, rslvdp2, rslvdp3	Resolve Data Pointer	t083_b.emi. Export an character variable named VVV. t083.rpgle. Resolve and use data pointer exported by t083_b.emi.
_RSLVSP2, _RSLVSP4	RSLVSP	rslvsp2, rslvsp4	Resolve system pointer	t011.rpgle. Test of _CALLPGMV. t156.rpgle. Test of the extended instruction template of RSLVSP. cbl014.cblle
_RETTSADR	RETTSADR	rettsadr	Retrieve Teraspace Address From Space Pointer	t085.rpgle.
_SETSPPFP	SETSPPFP	setsppfp	Set space pointer from pointer.	t059.rpgle. Test of _XLATEB and _SETSPPFP where _SETSPPFP is used to address the data in a space object.
_SETSPFP	SETSPFP	setspfp	Set system pointer from pointer.	~
_TESTPTR	TESTPTR	testptr	Test pointer.	t038.rpgle. Test of pthread thread-specific storage (TLS) APIs. In this example program, _TESTPTR is used to test a teraspace pointer.