Single Optional Choice

Single Optional Choice

If the first item is on the line below the base line, a single choice of items in the stack is optional.

Item1

Item2

Item3

Defaults

Default values and parameters appear above the syntax diagram line. In the following example, if a value is not specified with the command, Default Value is used by the HSC.

Default Value

Value2

Value3

Some keyword parameters provide a choice of values in a stack. When the stack contains a default value, the keyword and the value choices are placed below the baseline to indicate that they are optional, and the default value appears above the keyword line. In the following example, if the keyword is not specified with the command, Keyword(Default Value) is used by the HSC.

Default Value

Keyword Value2

Value3

Repeat Symbol

A repeat symbol indicates that more than one choice can be made or that a single choice can be made more than once. The repeat symbol shown in this example indicates that a comma is required as the repeat separator.

,

DefaultsDefault ValueValue3 variable

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