The .proc and .endp directives combine code belonging to the same procedure. The .proc directive marks the beginning of a procedure, and the .endp directive marks the end of a procedure. A single procedure may consist of several disjointed blocks of code. Each block should be individually bracketed with these directives. Name operands within a procedure can be used only for that specific procedure.
The .proc directive declares a symbol as a function. The .proc directive does not define the symbol by assigning it a value. Symbols must be defined as a label within the procedure. When name is defined, it is automatically assigned a "function" type.
The following code sequence shows the basic format of a procedure:
.proc name,...
name: //label
... //instructions in procedure
.endp name, ...
Where:
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name |
Represents one or more entry points of the procedure. Each entry point has a different name. The assembler ignores the name operands of the .endp directive. |