ANY and ADB Types

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The ANY and ADB types can contain any sort of data. The type can be changed dynamically by attaching a map at runtime.

External Form -- Input and Output

Any data is accepted and returned unchanged.

Local Form and Behavior

Data is stored as is. If the component has a fixed length exceeding that of the input string, the data is left aligned, and all unreferenced bytes are set to X’00’. If the component cannot contain the number of input bytes supplied, the string is truncated.

Named Values

Named values are not applicable to the ANY and ADB types.

Constraints

Constraints are not applicable to the ANY and ADB types.