#OPTIMIZE

condition

One or more conditions, separated by commas, that identify the type of optimization that should occur. The default is all conditions. Valid conditions include:

• OBJECTS - Causes the compiler to recognize short-lived type Record objects and, if possible, does not physically allocate or manage object storage. This "lightweight" instantiation is transparent to application logic but significantly reduces run-time overhead associated with array handling, string copying, and symbol table management.
  
  If a block of code is only used within a single subroutine, it should reside within that subroutine, using nested logic, if appropriate. The #OPTIMIZE command works well in this situation, and the actual code execution (net of PSL) is significantly faster if the code is adjacent, rather than in a separate label or program.

• FUNCTIONS - Causes the compiler to translate function calls into object method calls for a selected number of M intrinsic functions and pre-PSL utility functions as defined in the STBLPSLFUNSUB table.

ON|OFF

An indication of whether the compiler should optimize. The default #OPTIMIZE action is ON. However, if #OPTIMIZE is not included in the PSL code (implicity through UCOPTS or explicitely), the optimizer will not be invoked.