Instructions are translated into machine language as a result of assembling, but directives are not converted into machine language in principle.
Directives contain the following functions mainly:
To provide the information required for assemblers and optimizing linkers to perform their intended processing |
The following table shows the types of directives.
The following sections explain the details of each directive.
In the description format of each directive, "[ ]" indicates that the parameter in square brackets may be omitted from specification, and "..." indicates the repetition of description in the same format.