3.2.3 Delimiters

Organization of this subsection
(1) Delimiter types
(2) Where delimiters are positioned
(3) Where delimiters can be entered
(4) Where delimiters cannot be entered

(1) Delimiter types

The following characters can be entered as delimiters:

When using a space as a delimiter, use a single-byte space. Double-byte spaces are not treated as delimiters.

(2) Where delimiters are positioned

Delimiters are entered in the following positions:

The following figure shows examples of using delimiters.

Figure 3-2 Delimiter usage examples

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(3) Where delimiters can be entered

Delimiters can be entered where entering delimiters is not prohibited in (4) Where delimiters cannot be entered, and either before or after the following special characters:

,, ., -, +, *, ', (, ), <, >, =, ^, !, #, $, /, [, ], carriage return code, line feed code, tab code, and ;

However, for a character string constant that uses single quotation mark (') or a comparative operator such as >=, delimiters cannot be inserted between two special characters.

Examples where delimiters can be entered follow:

Example 1: Entering a space before the special character (.)

SCORE[Figure].NAME

Example 2: Entering a space after the special character (=)

SCORE=[Figure]1

(4) Where delimiters cannot be entered

Delimiters cannot be entered in the following positions: