CCSID(*UCS2 : *UTF16 | number)

CCSID(*UCS2) sets the default UCS-2 CCSID used for data definitions that do not have the CCSID keyword coded.

The default CCSID for definitions can be temporarily changed using the /SET and /RESTORE directives. See /SET.

CCSID(*UCS2:*UTF16)

UTF-16; the numeric value of this CCSID is 1200.

CCSID(*UCS2:number)

number must be a UCS-2 CCSID. A valid UCS-2 CCSID has the UCS-2 encoding scheme (x'7200'). For example, the UTF-16 CCSID 1200 has encoding scheme x'7200'.

UCS-2 subfields in externally-described data structures always have the same CCSID as the field in the external file.

When CCSID(*UCS2) is not specified, the default UCS-2 CCSID is 13488.

See CCSID of literals and compile-time data for information on the CCSID of UCS-2 literals.