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Difference between DC A(FIELD) and DC AL4(FIELD)?

PostPosted: Tue Jun 12, 2012 5:47 am
by bobguo
What is the difference between DC A(FIELD) and DC AL4(FIELD)?

I read it on the web, i don't think they have any differences.
could somebody tell some? Thanks.

Re: Difference between DC A(FIELD) and DC AL4(FIELD)?

PostPosted: Tue Jun 12, 2012 7:03 am
by Robert Sample
If you check the High Level Assembler Language Reference manual, you will find that an A-type address has an implicit length of 4, so DC AL4(... and DC A(... have the difference that one has an explicit length and the other has an implicit (but same) length.