SAY 'This is an extended literal string that is bro'||,
'ken in an awkward place.'
This example results in one line
no space in the word "broken".
This is an extended literal string that is broken in an awkward place.
SAY 'This is' ||,
'a string.'
SAY 'This is' || 'a string.'
These examples result in:
This isa string.
In both examples, the concatenation operator deletes spaces between the two strings.
/************************* REXX *****************************/
SAY 'This is a REXX literal string.'
SAY 'This is a REXX literal string.'
SAY 'This is a REXX literal string.'
SAY,
'This',
'is',
'a',
'REXX',
'literal',
'string.'
SAY'This is a REXX literal string.';SAY'This is a REXX literal string.'
SAY ' This is a REXX literal string.'
This is a REXX literal string.
This is a REXX literal string.
This is a REXX literal string.
This is a REXX literal string.
This is a REXX literal string.
This is a REXX literal string.
This is a REXX literal string.
Thus, you can begin an instruction anywhere on a line, you can insert blank lines, and you can insert extra spaces between words in an instruction. The language processor ignores blank lines, and it ignores spaces that are greater than one. This flexibility of format lets you insert blank lines and spaces to make a program easier to read.
Blanks and spaces are only significant during parsing, see section Parsing Data.