About This Manual | General Syntax Notation |
An ellipsis immediately following a single syntax item indicates that you can repeat that syntax item any number of times. For example:
"s-char..."
Punctuation. Parentheses, commas, semicolons, and other symbols not previously described must be entered as shown. For example:
error := NEXTFILENAME (
LISTOPENS SU
Quotation marks around a symbol such as a bracket or brace indicate the symbol is a required character that you must enter as shown. For example:
"["
Item Spacing. Spaces shown between items are required unless one of the items is a punctuation symbol such as a parenthesis or a comma. For example:
CALL STEPMOM (
If there is no space between two items, spaces are not permitted. In the following example, there are no spaces permitted between the period and any other items:
Line Spacing. If the syntax of a command is too long to fit on a single line, each continuation line is indented three spaces and is separated from the preceding line by a blank line. This spacing distinguishes items in a continuation line from items in a vertical list of selections. For example:
ALTER [ / OUT
[ ,
!i and !o. In procedure calls, the !i notation follows an input parameter (one that passes data to the called procedure); the !o notation follows an output parameter (one that returns data to the calling program). For example:
CALL CHECKRESIZESEGMENT ( |
| !i |
, error | ) ; | !o |
!i,o. In procedure calls, the !i,o notation follows an input/output parameter (one that both passes data to the called procedure and returns data to the calling program). For example:
error := COMPRESSEDIT ( filenum ) ; | !i,o |
!i:i. In procedure calls, the !i:i notation follows an input string parameter that has a corresponding parameter specifying the length of the string in bytes. For example:
error := FILENAME_COMPARE_ ( filename1:length | !i:i |
, filename2:length ) ; | !i:i |
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