9.5.3 Directives

The following directives are provided for compatibility with the VDSP assembler.

.byte2

Initializes a two byte data object.

This maps to the .short directive.

.byte4

Initializes a four byte data object.

This maps to the .int directive.

.db

Initializes a single byte data object.

This directive is a synonym for .byte.

.dw

Initializes a two byte data object.

This directive is a synonym for .byte2.

.dd

Initializes a four byte data object.

This directive is a synonym for .byte4.

.var

Define and initialize a 32 bit data object.