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My votes: Languages - RPG

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    %repeat as a BIF in RPGLE

    Now we have the nice string function like %upper,() %lef(), %right() .. etc. and this is just great !! let's continue this toolbox for string functions: Just like the SQL scalar function REPEAT it would be appreciated to have the equivalent functi...
    over 1 year ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 2 Future consideration

    In DATA-GEN, allow array count to be specified using a suffix in addition to prefix

    We are using both the DATA-GEN operation and providing IWS web service using the same data structures. Unfortunately, the nomenclature to specify an array length for the two systems are opposite. IWS uses array_LENGTH to indicate array length and ...
    6 months ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 1 Future consideration

    Named index of current iteration in for-each loop

    I'm building some functionality that relies on several arrays that need to be filled, checked and modified on the fly. I like the for-each loop with dim(*auto: nn) for this. In the initial load proces I can use '*next' as an index, which is great....
    over 1 year ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 3 Future consideration

    Implement a %DTAARA built-in function in RPG IV

    A %DTAARA built in function would be used to : When used as an lValue (left side of an =) Change the content of the data area. When used ias an rValue (right side of the = sign, or in compare opcodes) it returns the content of the data structure T...
    about 1 year ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 2 Future consideration

    Add "Deprecated" as a special keyword to procedures

    Deprecation is something that is not something that RPG developers would be familiar with, however open source developers are. When you no longer need a method or when you dont want someone to use a method that is out there, you deprecate the meth...
    almost 3 years ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 8 Future consideration

    Add %HEX (or %TOHEX and %FROMHEX) built-in functions to RPG IV

    Utilizing the cvthc and cvtch functions for converting to and from hexadecimal notation is a valuable tool in RPG land. However, in the context of RPG development, we must rely on our own prototypes since IBM does not provide standard prototypes w...
    about 1 year ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 1 Future consideration

    Possibility for %lookup to search more than one field of a structure.

    In data structures, lookup using %lookup is fantastic. But it would be interesting to add the possibility of searching on two or more fields: structure(1).field1 = 'A'; structure(1).field2 = 123; structure(1).field..... structure(2).field1 = 'B'; ...
    about 2 years ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 2 Future consideration

    Allow data structures to be extended or decorated

    RPG currently allows us to define a data structure with the same layout another with the LIKEDS keyword. It would be useful to be able to use a similar keyword to define the basic structure, but also to extend the data structure and add additional...
    over 3 years ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 3 Future consideration

    RPG - Conditional (Ternary) Operator (?:) in EVAL operation

    I'd like to be able to use conditional assignment (?:) in EVAL and EVALR operation in RPG. C, C#, java and many other languages have a conditional (aka ternary) operator. This allows developers to make very terse choices between two values based o...
    over 8 years ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 17 Future consideration

    Add a way to associate a Binding Directory with a Subprocedure Prototype

    When using /INCLUDE to pull in Prototypes, RPG developers also have to remember to specify the BNDDIR or BNDSRVPGM keyword on the CTL-OPT spec in order to include the related component that contains the procedure. This request would enable the dev...
    about 1 year ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 3 Future consideration

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