The ALIGN operator is used to align fields on boundaries.
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B aligns the next position on a byte boundary, for example 1, 2, 3,... The next position is used when an asterisk (*) replaces p in a field_name statement. Uppercase (B) and lowercase (b) are both permissible.
The following example uses ALIGN,B with other dictionary statements:
Figure 1. Example of ALIGN,B in Dictionary Statements
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D aligns the next position on a doubleword boundary, for example 1, 9, 17,... The next position is used when an asterisk (*) replaces p in a field definition statement. Uppercase (D) and lowercase (d) are both permissible.
The following example uses ALIGN,D with other dictionary statements:
Figure 3. Example of ALIGN,D in Dictionary Statements
MFX will print the following dictionary table:
Figure 4. Sample Dictionary Table
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F aligns the next position on a fullword boundary, for example 1, 5, 9,... The next position is used when an asterisk (*) replaces p in a field_name statement. Uppercase (F) and lowercase (f) are both acceptable.
The following example uses ALIGN,F with other dictionary statements:
Figure 5. Example of ALIGN,F in Dictionary Statements
MFX will print the following dictionary table:
Figure 6. Sample Dictionary Table
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H aligns the next position on a halfword boundary, for example 1, 3, 5,…The next position is used when an asterisk (*) replaces p in a field_name statement. Uppercase (H) and lowercase (h) are both permissible.
The following example uses ALIGN,H with other dictionary statements:
Figure 7. Example of ALIGN,H in Dictionary Statements
MFX will print the following dictionary table:
Figure 8. Sample Dictionary Table