TAL Reference Summary

Expressions
TAL Reference Summary
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CASE Expressions The CASE expression selects one of several expressions.
OF
OTHERWISE
selectorCASE BEGIN
expression ;
END
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expression ;
Group Comparison
Expressions
The group comparison expression compares a variable with a variable or a constant.
var1 relational-operator
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FOR
var2
count-
unit
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next-
addr
count
constant
constant-list
]
[
constant
relational-operator
Signed relational operator: <, =, >, <=, >=, <>
Unsigned relational operator: '<', '=', '>', '<=', '>=', '<>'
count-unit
BYTES
Compares count bytes. If var1 and var2 both have word addresses,
BYTES generates a word comparison for (count + 1) / 2 words.
WORDS Compares count words.
ELEMENTS Compares count occurrences of structures. structure pointers, and
substructures. Otherwise, compares count units depending on data
type.