TAL Reference Manual

Compiler Directives

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DEFINETOG Directive

DEFINETOG specifies named or numeric toggles, without changing any prior settings,

for use in conditional compilation. DEFINETOG is a D20 or later feature.

toggle-name

is a user-defined name that conforms to the TAL identifier format.

toggle-number

is an unsigned decimal constant in the range 1 through 15. Leading zeros are

ignored.

Usage Considerations

DEFINETOG can appear anywhere in the source code but not in the compilation

command. DEFINETOG without a parenthesized list must be the last directive on the

line. When DEFINETOG has a parenthesized list, other directives can follow on the

same line, with a comma separating the closing parenthesis from the next directive.

DEFINETOG interacts with the IF, IFNOT, and ENDIF directives. IF and IFNOT test the

setting of toggles and mark the beginning of conditional compilation. ENDIF marks the

end of conditional compilation.

Named Toggles

Before you use a named toggle in an IF or IFNOT directive, you must specify that