ARM VERSION 1.2

Assembler Reference

3.6.1 String expressions

String expressions consist of combinations of string literals, string variables, string

manipulation operators, and parentheses. See:

•String literals

•Variables on page3-13

•Unary operators on page3-26

•String manipulation operators on page3-28

•SETA, SETL, and SETS on page7-7.

Characters that cannot be placed in string literals can be placed in string expressions

using the

:CHR:

unary operator. Any ASCII character from 0 to 255 is allowed.

The value of a string expression cannot exceed 512 characters in length. It can be of zero

length.

Example

improb SETS "literal":CC:(strvar2:LEFT:4)

; sets the variable improb to the value "literal"

; with the left-most four characters of the

; contents of string variable strvar2 appended

3.6.2 String literals

String literals consist of a series of characters contained between double quote

characters. The length of a string literal is restricted by the length of the input line (see

Format of source lines on page3-8).

To include a double quote character or a dollar character in a string, use two of the

character.

C string escape sequences are also allowed, unless

-noesc

is specified (see Command

syntax on page 3-2).

Examples

abc SETS "this string contains only one "" double quote"

def SETS "this string contains only one $$ dollar symbol"