TAL Reference Summary

Statements
TAL Reference Summary
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Entry Points The entry-point declaration associates an identifier with a secondary location from
which execution can start in a procedure or subprocedure.
,
ENTRY
identifier
195
;
Labels The LABEL declaration reserves an identifier for later use as a label within the
encompassing procedure or subprocedure.
,
LABEL
identifier
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;
Statements The following syntax diagrams describe statements in alphabetic order.
Compound Statements A compound statement is a BEGIN-END construct that groups statements to form a
single logical statement.
BEGIN
statement
;
END
;
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ASSERT Statement The ASSERT statement conditionally invokes the procedure specified in an
ASSERTION directive.
ASSERT condition
assert-level
:
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Assignment Statement The assignment statement assigns a value to a previously declared variable.
expression:=
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variable