DOLLARXw.d Format

Writes numeric values with a leading dollar sign, a period that separates every three digits, and a comma that separates the decimal fraction.

Category: Numeric
Alignment: Right
Syntax
Arguments
Details
Comparisons
Example
See Also

Syntax

DOLLARXw.[d]

Arguments

w

specifies the width of the output field.

Default 6
Range 2–32

d

specifies the number of digits to the right of the decimal point in the numeric value.

Default 0
Range 2–31
Requirement must be less than w

Details

The DOLLARXw.d format writes the numeric values with a leading dollar sign, a comma that separates every three digits, and a period that separates the decimal fraction.
The hexadecimal representation of the code for the dollar sign character ($) is 5B on EBCDIC systems and 24 on ASCII systems. The monetary character that these codes represent might be different in other countries, but DOLLARXw.d always produces one of these codes.

Comparisons

  • The DOLLARXw.d format is similar to the DOLLARw.d format, but the DOLLARXw.d format reverses the roles of the decimal point and the comma. This convention is common in European countries.
  • The DOLLARXw.d format is the same as the COMMAXw.d format except that the COMMAw.d format does not write a leading dollar sign.

Example

Statements
Results 
----+----1----+
 
select put(1254.71,dollarx10.2);
 
   $1.254,71

See Also

Formats:
COMMAXw.d Format
DOLLARw.d Format
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