Directives

• Some directives may not be available for the assembler for your target processor.
• The default starting character for most directives is the period (.). However, if you clear the Directives begin with '.' checkbox of the Assembler settings panel, you can omit the period.
• You can use the C/C++ preprocessor format to specify several preprocessor directives .

Explanations are in these sections:

• Macro Directives
  These directives let you create macros
• Conditional Preprocessor Directives
  Conditional directives let you control whether compilation includes a block of code. These directives let you make multiple builds that are slightly different.
• Compatibility Conditional Directives
  Additional conditional directives.
• Section Control Directives
  Directives that identify the different sections of an assembly file.
• Scope Control Directives
  Directives for importing and exporting labels.
• Symbol Definition Directives
  Directives for creating equates.
• Data Declaration Directives
  Directive types for initializing data.
• Assembler Control Directives
  Directives for controling code assembly.
• Debugging Directives
  Directives for providing additional information to the debugger.