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<I><H2>Labels</H2></I><HR>
<P>One of the assemblers main tasks is to keep track of addresses for you so you don't have to remember obscure numbers but can make do with a meaningful name, a label.<BR>
<P>This can be done in a number of ways:<BR>
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<PRE>GlobalLabel
AnotherGlobal:
.locallabel
.yet_a_local:
ThisWillBeExported:: ;note the two colons</PRE>
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<P>This is very similar to other assemblers. Local labels are only accessible within the scope they are defined. A scope starts after a global label and ends at the next global label. You may or may not have seen the <B>::</B> feature before. It declares a normal global label but does an <A HREF="export.htm">EXPORT</A> at the same time.<BR>
<P>Labels will normally change their value during the <A HREF="../link.htm">link process</A> and are thus <B>not</B> constant.<BR>
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<FONT SIZE="-1"><I><P ALIGN=RIGHT>Last updated 21 June 1997 by <A HREF="mailto:[email protected]">Carsten Sorensen</A></P></I></FONT>