A166 User's Guide

DW Assembler Statement

Arguments
label〚:〛〛 DW expression 〚, expression ...〛
Description

The DW statement initializes memory with one or more word (2-byte) values. label is a symbol that is assigned the current memory address. expression is a word value that is stored in memory. Each expression may be a symbol, a string, or an expression.

The DW statement may be specified only within a code or data section. An error is generated if it is used in a bit section. When using DW, section alignment must be on word boundaries. The EVEN statement may be used to force word alignment.

See Also

DB, DBIT, DD, DF32, DF64, DS, DSB, DSD, DSW

Example
TABLE:  DW      TABLE, TABLE+10, HERE
HERE:   DW      0
CTAB:   DW      CASE0, CASE1, CASE2, CASE3
        DW      $