TAL Reference Summary

Base-Address Equivalenced Variable Declarations
TAL Reference Summary
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Base-Address
Equivalenced Variable
Declarations
The following syntax diagrams describe base-addressed equivalenced variable
declarations for simple variables, simple pointers, structures, and structure pointers.
Base-Address
Equivalenced
Simple Variables
A base-addressed equivalenced simple variable associates a simple variable with a
global, local, or top-of-stack base address.
type identifier base-address=
[
+
-
]
;
index
offset
189
,
base-address
'G' Denotes global addressing relative to G[0]
'L' Denotes local addressing relative to L[0]
'S' Denotes top-of-stack addressing relative to S[0]
index and offset
0 through 255 For 'G' addressing
–255 through 127 For 'L' addressing
–31 through 0 For 'S' addressing