Parameter specification (parameter spec)  

A parameter specification (parameter spec) identifies the parameter name and, if necessary, the indicator name that are necessary to specify a parameter.

Syntax

<parameter spec> ::= <parameter name> [<indicator name>]

parameter_name, indicator name

Explanation

The indicator must be declared as a variable in the embedding programming language. It must be possible to assign at least four-digit integers to this variable.

A distinction is made between output parameters and input parameters: