iX Computer Systems - Edition 1 (32715-90001)

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Address in the

actual parameter table

references

| +---------------------------------------+

-----> | address of beginning of data area |-----

|---------------------------------------| |

| total number of elements | |

|---------------------------------------| |

| number of elements in dim 1 | |

|---------------------------------------| |

| lower bound of dim 1 | |

|---------------------------------------| |

| . | |

|---------------------------------------| |

| number of elements in dim n | |

|---------------------------------------| |

| lower bound of dim n | |

|---------------------------------------| |

| start of data |<---

| . |

+---------------------------------------+

String Arrays

A string array is just an array of scalar strings. The address for the

string array in the actual parameter table is actually that of the first

word of information in the string array's array dope vector. The

structure of a string array is on the next page.