Rexx Tutorial on Rexx Extended Functions
rexx provides a number of extended functions that gives a wide variety of functionality, most of them which allow you to interact with the operating system. let’s look at some of them in detail as explained below.
| sr.no. | extended functions |
|---|---|
| 1 |
b2c
this function converts a binary value to a string value. |
| 2 |
bitclr
this function is used to toggle the specified bit in the binary string to 0. |
| 3 |
bitcomp
this function is used to compare 2 binary strings starting with bit 0. |
| 4 |
buftype
this function is used to display the contents of the stack which is normally used in debugging purposes. |
| 5 |
crypt
this function is used to encrypt a string. |
| 6 |
fork
this function is used to spawn a new child process on the system. |
| 7 |
getpid
this function gets the id of the current running process. |
| 8 |
hash
this function returns the hash value of a string. |