%UNS (Convert to Unsigned Format)

%UNS(numeric or character expression)

%UNS converts the value of the expression to unsigned format. Any decimal digits are truncated. %UNS can be used to truncate the decimal positions from a float or decimal value allowing it to be used as an array index.

If the parameter is a character expression

See Rules for converting character values to numeric values using built-in functions for the rules for character expressions for %DEC.
Floating point data, for example '1.2E6', is not allowed.
Floating point data is not allowed. That is, where the numeric value is followed by E and an exponent, for example '1.2E6'.
If invalid numeric data is found, an exception occurs with status code 105

For more information, see Conversion Operations or Built-in Functions.

Figure 1 shows an example of the %UNS built-in function.