The SEARCH statement searches for a table element that satisfies a
condition. It sets the value of the associated index to point to the
table element.
Format 1 -
SEARCH src-table [ VARYING pointr ] [ AT END stment ]
{ {WHEN cond stment} ... END-SEARCH }
{ }
{ {WHEN cond { stment } } }
{ { { NEXT SENTENCE } } ... }
1 – src-table
is a table identifier.
2 – pointr
is an index-name or the identifier of a data item described as USAGE INDEX, or an elementary numeric data item with no positions to the right of the assumed decimal point.
3 – cond
is any conditional expression.
4 – stment
is an imperative statement.