Purpose
 
		 
		Returns the difference (i.e., magnitude or absolute value) between two pointers, which is FIXED BINARY(31,0). 
		
 
	 Syntax
 
		 
		POINTERDIFF(x,y)
 
		Abbreviation(s): PTRDIFF for POINTERDIFF. 
		
 
	 Parameters
 
		x and 
		
y are expressions declared as POINTER. 
	 
Description
 
		 
		POINTERDIFF returns the difference (i.e., magnitude or absolute value) between two pointers, which is FIXED BINARY(31,0). It can be abbreviated as PTRDIFF.