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The .HALF
pseudo-operation reserves storage and initializes it to the given
value. Syntax | |
.HALF [init_value
[, init_value]...] Parameters | |
- init_value
Either a decimal, octal, or hexadecimal number or
a sequence of ASCII characters, surrounded by quotation marks. If
you omit the initializing value, the Assembler initializes the area
to zero.
Discussion | |
The .HALF
pseudo-operation requests 16 bits of storage. If the location counter
is not properly aligned on a boundary for a data item of that size,
the Assembler advances the location counter to the next multiple
of that item's size before reserving the area. When you label the pseudo-operation, the label refers to the
first byte of the storage area. Operands separated by commas initialize
successive units of storage. Example | |
This example allocates two half-words, initializing them to
50 and 100. The label B
refers to the first half-word allocated. |
