type <[>PTR<]> <[>:<]> operand

The PTR operator specifies a type for a memory address. The type may be one of the following:

The operand may be any address expression representing a data variable or a code label. The PTR operator may be used to override the default type of the operand.

Note

• When specifying pointer overrides, the PTR keyword is optional and may be omitted.
• The PTR operator may not be used on section and group names or external constants (ie. extern DATAn:name).
• The BIT PTR type may be applied only on bits—it is not possible to change the access type from some other type to a BIT type.

D100   SECTION DATA
       V1   DSW 1
       V2   DSW 1

       B1   DSB 1
       B2   DSB 1
D100   ENDS

EXTRN  XPROC:NEAR

C100   SECTION CODE
       CALL  FAR PTR XPROC ; override type near by far
       MOV   RL0,BYTE PTR V2
       MOV   R15,WORD B1
       MOV   [R1],200   ; type of move unsure
       MOV   [R1],BYTE 200      ; byte move
       MOV   [R1],WORD 200      ; word move
C100   ENDS