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Expressions and Functions in Release 7.40
4. New predefined function ipow
Inline Declarations
The new declaration
operators DATA and FIELD-SYMBOL make
inline declarations possible in
declaration expressions in
declaration positions.
Constructor Expressions
A new type of expression, constructor expressions, uses constructor operators in general expression positions to construct results of specified types.
Table Expressions
The new table expressions itab[ ... ] permit reads to be performed on internal tables in operand positions.
New Predefined Function ipow
The new integer power function ipow
enables fields of any numerical type and with integer values to be raised to a power. The calculation type is determined by the base.
Writable Expressions
Some expressions are writable expressions that can be specified in result positions.