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 $