The badge earner understands the basics of PL/I syntax and declarations; loops, Booleans, and if, select, and return statements; arrays, integers, user-defined data types, and character strings; fixed decimal constants and variables; pointers, enums, and switch statements; remainder functions, integer shift operators, integer logical operators; and floating point variables and constants. The learner understands how to parse and splice strings, and how to troubleshoot error conditions.

• Type Validation
• Level Foundational
• Time Hours
• Cost Free