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— Statements —

MULTIPLY

This document covers the following topics:

Function
Syntax Description
Example

Belongs to Function Group: Arithmetic and Data Movement Operations

Function

The MULTIPLY statement is used to multiply two operands. Depending on the syntax used, the result of the multiplication may be stored in operand1 or operand3.

If a database field is used as the result field, the multiplication results in an update only to the internal value of the field as used within the program. The value for the field in the database remains unchanged.

For multiplications involving arrays, see also Rules for Arithmetic Assignments, Arithmetic Operations with Arrays (in the Programming Guide).

Syntax Description

Two different structures are possible for this statement.

Syntax 1 - MULTIPLY without GIVING Clause
Syntax 2 - MULTIPLY with GIVING Clause

Syntax 1 - MULTIPLY without GIVING Clause

If Syntax 1 used, the result of the multiplication may be stored in operand1.

MULTIPLY [ROUNDED] operand1 BY operand2

For an explanation of the symbols used in the syntax diagram, see Syntax Symbols.

Operand Definition Table (Syntax 1):

Operand	Possible Structure					Possible Formats												Referencing Permitted	Dynamic Definition
`operand1`		S	A		M		N	P	I	F								yes	no
`operand2`	C	S	A		N		N	P	I	F								yes	no

Syntax Element Description (Syntax 1):

`operand1` BY `operand2`	`operand1` is the multiplicand, `operand2` is the multiplier. As the `GIVING` clause is not used, the result is stored in `operand1`, hence the statement is equivalent to: <`oper1`> := <`oper1`> * <`oper2`>
ROUNDED	If you specify the keyword `ROUNDED`, the value will be rounded before it is assigned to `operand1` or `operand3`. For information on rounding, see Rules for Arithmetic Assignment, Field Truncation and Field Rounding (in the Programming Guide).

operand1 BY operand2

operand1 is the multiplicand, operand2 is the multiplier. As the GIVING clause is not used, the result is stored in operand1, hence the statement is equivalent to:

<oper1> := <oper1> * <oper2>

ROUNDED If you specify the keyword ROUNDED, the value will be rounded before it is assigned to operand1 or operand3. For information on rounding, see Rules for Arithmetic Assignment, Field Truncation and Field Rounding (in the Programming Guide).

Syntax 2 - MULTIPLY with GIVING Clause

If Syntax 2 used, the result of the multiplication may be stored in operand3.

MULTIPLY [ROUNDED] operand1 BY operand2 GIVING operand3

For an explanation of the symbols used in the syntax diagram, see Syntax Symbols.

Operand Definition Table (Syntax 2):

Operand	Possible Structure				Possible Formats								Referencing Permitted	Dynamic Definition
`operand1`	C	S	A	M			N	P	I	F			yes	no
`operand2`	C	S	A	N			N	P	I	F			yes	no
`operand3`		S	A	M	A	U	N	P	I	F	B*	T	yes	yes

* Format B of operand3 may be used only with a length of less than or equal to 4.

Syntax Element Description (Syntax 2):

`operand1` BY `operand2` GIVING `operand3`	`operand1` is the multiplicand, `operand2` is the multiplier. As the `GIVING` clause) is used, `operand1` will not be modified and the result will be stored in `operand3`, hence the statement is equivalent to: <`oper3`> := <`oper1`> * <`oper2`> If `operand1` is a numeric constant, the `GIVING` clause is required.
ROUNDED	If you specify the keyword `ROUNDED`, the value will be rounded before it is assigned to `operand1` or `operand3`. For information on rounding, see Rules for Arithmetic Assignment, Field Truncation and Field Rounding (in the Programming Guide).

operand1 BY operand2 GIVING operand3

operand1 is the multiplicand, operand2 is the multiplier. As the GIVING clause) is used, operand1 will not be modified and the result will be stored in operand3, hence the statement is equivalent to:

<oper3> := <oper1> * <oper2>

If operand1 is a numeric constant, the GIVING clause is required.

Example

** Example 'MULEX1': MULTIPLY                                           
************************************************************************
DEFINE DATA LOCAL                                                       
1 #A      (N3) INIT <20>                                                
1 #B      (N5)                                                          
1 #C      (N3.1)                                                        
1 #D      (N2)                                                          
1 #ARRAY1 (N5/1:4,1:4) INIT (2,*) <5>                                   
1 #ARRAY2 (N5/1:4,1:4) INIT (4,*) <10>                                  
END-DEFINE                                                              
*                                                                       
MULTIPLY #A BY 3                                            
WRITE NOTITLE 'MULTIPLY #A BY 3'            25X '=' #A                  
*                                                                       
MULTIPLY #A BY 3 GIVING #B                                      
WRITE 'MULTIPLY #A BY 3 GIVING #B'          15X '=' #B                  
*                                                                       
MULTIPLY ROUNDED 3 BY 3.5 GIVING #C                       
WRITE 'MULTIPLY ROUNDED 3 BY 3.5 GIVING #C'  6X '=' #C                  
*                                                     
MULTIPLY 3 BY -4 GIVING #D                    
WRITE 'MULTIPLY  3 BY -4 GIVING #D'         14X '=' #D
*                                                     
MULTIPLY -3 BY -4 GIVING #D                 
WRITE 'MULTIPLY -3 BY -4 GIVING #D'         14X '=' #D
*                                                     
MULTIPLY  3 BY  0 GIVING #D                   
WRITE 'MULTIPLY  3 BY  0 GIVING #D'         14X '=' #D
*                                                     
WRITE / '=' #ARRAY1 (2,*) '=' #ARRAY2 (4,*)           
MULTIPLY #ARRAY1 (2,*) BY #ARRAY2 (4,*)      
WRITE / 'MULTIPLY #ARRAY1 (2,*) BY #ARRAY2 (4,*)'     
      / '=' #ARRAY1 (2,*) '=' #ARRAY2 (4,*)           
*                                                     
END

Output of Program MULEX1:

MULTIPLY #A BY 3                         #A:   60                        
MULTIPLY #A BY 3 GIVING #B               #B:    180                      
MULTIPLY ROUNDED 3 BY 3.5 GIVING #C      #C:   10.5                      
MULTIPLY  3 BY -4 GIVING #D              #D: -12                         
MULTIPLY -3 BY -4 GIVING #D              #D:  12                         
MULTIPLY  3 BY  0 GIVING #D              #D:   0                         
                                                                         
#ARRAY1:      5      5      5      5 #ARRAY2:     10     10     10     10
                                                                         
MULTIPLY #ARRAY1 (2,*) BY #ARRAY2 (4,*)                                  
#ARRAY1:     50     50     50     50 #ARRAY2:     10     10     10     10

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