HLASM Language Reference

Values in Operands
'QUOTED STRING'
L'SYMBOL
T'SYMBOL
Shift-out (SO) and Shift-in (SI)
If the DBCS assembler option is specified, then SO (X'0E') and SI (X'0F') are
recognized as shift codes. SO and SI delimit the start and end of double-byte data
respectively.
Quoted Strings and Character Strings
A “quoted string” is any sequence of characters that begins and ends with a single
quotation mark (compare with conditional assembly character expressions
described in “Character (SETC) Expressions” on page 371).
Two single quotation marks must be specified inside each quoted string. This
includes substituted single quotation marks.
A “character string” is a sequence of characters, not delimited with quotes. So a
character string is the contents of a quoted string.
Quoted strings can contain double-byte data, if the DBCS assembler option is
specified. The double-byte data must be bracketed by the SO and SI delimiters.
Only valid double-byte data is recognized between the SO and SI. The SI may be
in any odd-numbered byte position after the SO. If the end of the operand is
reached before SI is found, then error ASMA23E Unbalanced double-byte
delimiters is issued.
Macro instruction operands can have values that include one or more quoted
strings. Each quoted string can be separated from the following quoted string by
one or more characters, and each must contain an even number of single quotation
marks.
Examples:
''
'L''SYMBOL'
'QUOTE1'AND'QUOTE2'
A'B'C
Attribute Reference Notation
You can specify an attribute reference notation as a macro instruction operand
value. The attribute reference notation must be preceded by a space or any other
special character except the ampersand and the single quotation mark. See “Data
Attributes” on page 324 for details about data attributes, and the format of attribute
references.
Examples:
MAC1
MAC1
L'SYMBOL,1+L'AREAL'FIELD
I'PACKED-S'PACKED
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