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.