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A.3.3 Defining const constants

To define a const, use the .db directives/.db2/.dhw directives/.db4/.dw directives within the .const, .zconst or .zconst23 section.

-	1-byte values

[label:]        .db value

-	2-byte values

[label:]        .db2 value

-	4-byte values

[label:]        .db4 value

Example

Defining const constants

        .cseg   const

        .public _p              ;Sets _p as able to be referenced from other files

        .align  4               ;Aligns _val0 to 4 bytes

_p:

        .db2    10              ;Allocates a 2-byte area for _p, and stores 10 in it