Introduction
- Evaluate verb is an alternative for the series of IF-ELSE statements.
- This verb is useful to evaluate more than one condition.
- Evaluate verb is equivalent to SWITCH statement in C programs.
Example : Program to demonstrate Evaluate Verb
IDENTIFICATION DIVISION.
PROGRAM-ID. EV.
DATA DIVISION.
WORKING-STORAGE SECTION.
01 A PIC 9 VALUE 0.
PROCEDURE DIVISION.
MOVE 8 TO A.
EVALUATE TRUE
WHEN A > 6
DISPLAY 'A GREATER THAN 6'
WHEN A < 0
DISPLAY 'A LESS THAN 0'
WHEN OTHER
DISPLAY 'INVALID VALUE OF A'
END-EVALUATE.
STOP RUN.
Output:
A GREATER THAN 6
