TAL Reference Manual

TAL Syntax Summary (Bracket-and-Brace Diagrams)
Appendix C—526371.001
C-3
Line Spacing
If there is no space between two items, spaces are not permitted. In the following
examples, there are no spaces permitted between the items:
[NO]SUPPRESS
int-expression.< left-bit[: right-bit]>
Line Spacing
Continuation lines are indented and separated from the preceding line by a blank line.
This spacing distinguishes items in a continuation line from items in a vertical list of
selections. For example:
STRUCT [ . ] identifier ( referral )
[.EXT]
[ "["
lower-bound : upper-bound "]" ] ;
Constants
The following syntax diagrams describe:
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Character string constants (all data types)
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STRING numeric constants
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INT numeric constants
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INT(32) numeric constants
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FIXED numeric constants
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REAL and REAL(64) numeric constants
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Constant lists
Character String Constants
A character string constant consists of one or more ASCII characters stored in a
contiguous group of bytes.
STRING Numeric Constants
A STRING numeric constant is an unsigned 8-bit integer.
“string”
[ base ] integer