Chapter 9 Writing Machine Language Instructions and Directive Statements
146 Purpose of This Chapter
9.1 Purpose of This ChapterThis chapter explains how to write machine language instructions and directives.
There are five source statement formats
• Instruction statements that code machine language instructions and directives.
• Assembler control statements that code assembler control instructions
• Macro control statements that code macro control instructions
• Comment statements
• Blank statements
Each is coded differently.
This chapter explains in detail the code syntax and usage examples of machine language instructions
and directives.
Refer to Chapter 8, "Writing Source Statements", regarding address constants, numeric constants,
expressions, and the syntax rules for numbers and characters.
Refer to the "Instruction Manual" for detailed descriptions of machine language instructions.