The prototype statement can be specified in one of the following three ways:
The continuation rules for macro instructions are different from those for machine or assembler instruction statements. This difference is important for those who write macros that override a machine/assembler mnemonic.
The following examples show the normal statement format (&NAME1), the alternative statement format (&NAME2), and a combination of both statement formats (&NAME3):
Opera-
Name tion Operand Comment Cont.
&NAME1 OP1 &OPERAND1,&OPERAND2,&OPERAND3 This is the normal X
statement format
&NAME2 OP2 &OPERAND1, This is the alter- X
&OPERAND2 native statement format
&NAME3 OP3 &OPERAND1, This is a combination X
&OPERAND2,&OPERAND3, of both X
&OPERAND4
No error diagnostic message is issued to indicate that operands are treated as remarks in this situation. However, the FLAG(CONT) assembler option can be specified so that the assembler issues warning messages if it suspects an error in a continuation line.
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