Use the READ_LCONTROLS request to obtain the list control information for a specific list. The list service returns the following list control information in the answer area specified using the ANSLEN and ANSAREA parameters.

• The list limit (maximum allowable number of list entries or data elements on the list)
• The current number of list entries or data elements on the list
• The approximate number of times the list has changed from empty to nonempty
• The user-specified list description
• The user-defined list authority value
• The number of entries in the array of list monitoring information associated with the list. The list monitoring information itself is returned in the buffer specified by BUFFER or BUFLIST
• The value of the list cursor (entry ID to which it points or zero)
• The list key value (when CFLEVEL=1 or higher)
• The maximum list key value (when CFLEVEL=1 or higher)
• The list cursor direction (when CFLEVEL=1 or higher).