☜	$MUMPS M[UMPS] by Example					☞

Approved for inclusion in a future M[UMPS] language standard.

This function returns a value that indicates whether the text that was passed to the function as a parameter is valid M[UMPS] code.

Set X="Set A=P+Q"
Write $MUMPS(X)
will return the value 0.

Set X="Set A=P+$ZB"
Write $MUMPS(X)
will return the either value 0 or an implementation-specific value.

Set X="Set A=1/0"
Write $MUMPS(X)
will return the value 0.
Note that the function $MUMPS checks for syntactic correctness, not for semantic correctness.

Set X="Set A=$PIECE($HOORLOG,"","",2)"
Write $MUMPS(X)
will return an implementation-specific value, for instance "20;S20;Unknown svn".

Examples with naked references:

$MUMPS(EXPR)
Set ^ABC(1,2)="reset naked indicator"
; naked indicator is now ^ABC(1,
Set ^(3,4)=$MUMPS(^(5,6))
; 1. fetch ^(5,6) = ^ABC(1,5,6)
; 2. store ^(3,4) = ^ABC(1,5,3,4)
; naked indicator is now: ^ABC(1,5,3,

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Copyright © Examples: 1995-2024 Ed de Moel;
Copyright © Annotations: 2003-2008 Jacquard Systems Research
Copyright © Annotations: 2008-2024 Ed de Moel.

The information in this page is NOT authoritative and subject to be modified at any moment.
Please consult the appropriate (draft) language standard for an authoritative definition.

Some specifications are "approved for inclusion in a future standard". Note that the MUMPS Development Committee cannot guarantee that such future standards will indeed be published.

This page most recently updated on 28-Nov-2011, 21:33:03.

For comments, contact Ed de Moel (demoel@jacquardsystems.com)