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Assembler Syntax Reference
Comment Conventions
The assembler supports C- and C++-style formats for inserting comments
into assembly sources. Note that the assembler does not allow nested
comments.
Table 2-7 lists and describes the easmts comment conventions.
Table 2-7. Comment Conventions
Convention
Description
/* comment */
A “/* */” string encloses a multiple-line comment.
// comment
A pair of slashes “//” begin a single-line comment.
Assembler Directives
Directives in an assembly source file control the assembly process. Unlike
instructions, directives do not produce opcodes during assembly. Use the
following general syntax for the assembler directives:
.directive [/qualifiers |arguments];
Each assembler directive starts with a period (.) and ends with a semicolon ( ;). Some directives take qualifiers and arguments. A directive’s
qualifier immediately follows the directive and is separated by a slash (/);
arguments follow qualifiers. Comments may follow the directive’s terminating semicolon. Assembler directives can be uppercase or lowercase.
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