Character

Specify character literals for comparisons with any field except a COBOL data name defined as COMP or COMP‑3. Enter the literal as C'character data' , X' hexadecimal data', or a combination of both. For example, C'ABC', Xv0102',or C'ABC'X'0102'.

Packed

Specify packed decimal literals for comparisons only with COBOL data names defined as COMP‑3. Enter the literal as P'number'. The number can be preceded by a minus sign. For example, P'123' or P'‑123'.

Halfword

Specify halfword literals for comparisons with COBOL data names defined as COMP with a length of four, as in S9(4) COMP. Enter the literal as H'number'. The number can be preceded by a minus sign. For example, H'12' or H'‑12'

Fullword

Specify fullword literals for comparisons with COBOL data items defined as COMP with a length of eight, as in S9(8) COMP. Enter the literal as F'num'100' or F' ‑100'.