The INSPECT statement counts or replaces occurrences of single
characters or groups of characters in a data item.
Format 4 -
INSPECT src-string CONVERTING
compare-chars TO convert-chars
[ { BEFORE } INITIAL delim-val ] ...
[ { AFTER } ]
1 – src-string
is the identifier of a group item or an elementary data item with DISPLAY usage. INSPECT operates on the contents of this data item.
2 – delim-val
is the character-string that delimits the INSPECT operation. Its content restrictions are the same as those for compare-val.
3 – compare-chars
is the string that contains the individual characters that convert to those in convert-chars. It is the same kind of item as compare-val.
4 – convert-chars
is the string that contains the individual characters to which the characters in compare-chars convert. It is the same kind of item as compare-val.