A51: __ERROR__ Directive

Information in this article applies to:

• C51 Version 6 and Later

QUESTION

What does the __ERROR__ assembler directive do?

ANSWER

The __ERROR__ assembler directive output a user-defined error message. For example, the following assembly program:

__ERROR__ "This is an error message"

        end

generates the following listing file output.

LOC  OBJ            LINE     SOURCE
                       1
                       2     __ERROR__ "This is an error message"
*** ERROR #A80 IN 2 (.\asdf.a51, LINE 2): This is an error message
                       3
                       4             end

MORE INFORMATION

• Refer to __ERROR__ in the Ax51 User's Guide.

SEE ALSO

• C51: Version 6 Release Notes

Last Reviewed: Thursday, February 25, 2021