Star Names

PL/I allows *(star) as a structure or field name for items that are not accessed in a PL/I program.

The Plug-in includes those names in the schema as _star1, _star2, and so on. For example, consider this declaration:

DECLARE 1 ROOT,
          2 TXT_FLD CHAR(10),
          2 * CHAR(10),
          2 * FIXED BIN(31);
Note: The variables _star1 and _star2 are the same as regularly named variables and you can create mappings with them. However, a PL/I program cannot access them.