The Analyze String Descriptor routine extracts the length and starting address of the data for a variety of string descriptor classes. Format STR$ANALYZE_SDESC input-descriptor ,integer-length ,data-address
1 – Corresponding JSB Entry Point
STR$ANALYZE_SDESC_R1
2 – Returns
OpenVMS usage:word_unsigned type: word (unsigned) access: write only mechanism: by value Length of the data. The return value is the same value returned to the integer-length argument.
3 – Arguments
input-descriptor OpenVMS usage:char_string type: character string access: read only mechanism: by descriptor Input descriptor from which STR$ANALYZE_SDESC extracts the length of the data and the address at which the data starts. The input- descriptor argument is the address of a descriptor pointing to the input data. integer-length OpenVMS usage:word_unsigned type: word (unsigned) access: write only mechanism: by reference for CALL entry point, by value for JSB entry point Length of the data; this length is extracted from the descriptor by STR$ANALYZE_SDESC. The integer-length argument is the address of an unsigned word integer into which STR$ANALYZE_SDESC writes the data length. data-address OpenVMS usage:address type: longword (unsigned) access: write only mechanism: by reference for CALL entry point, by value for JSB entry point Address of the data; this address is extracted from the descriptor by STR$ANALYZE_SDESC. The data-address argument is an unsigned longword into which STR$ANALYZE_SDESC writes the address of the data.