TAL Reference Summary

Contents
096256 Tandem Computers Incorporated iii
Notation Conventions 1
Running the Compiler 3
IN File Option 3
OUT File Option 3
TACL Run Options 3
Target File Option 4
Compiler Directives 4
Completion Codes Returned by the Compiler 5
Keywords 6
Reserved Keywords 6
Nonreserved Keywords 6
Identifiers 7
Identifier Classes 8
Data Types 9
Format of Data Types 10
Data Type Aliases 11
Storage Units 11
Constants 12
Character String Constants 12
STRING Numeric Constants 12
INT Numeric Constants 12
INT(32) Numeric Constants 13
FIXED Numeric Constants 13
REAL and REAL(64) Numeric Constants 13
Constant Lists 14
Expressions 15
Arithmetic Expressions 15
Conditional Expressions 16
Assignment Expressions 16
CASE Expressions 17
Group Comparison Expressions 17
IF Expressions 18
Bit Extractions 18
Bit Shifts 18