Data Allocation

Data allocation statements allow you to reserve storage for your program data. To initiate a data allocation statement, an Old-Style-Allocation-Directive may be used, but in modes other than M510 it is preferable to use a Scalar-TypeName or UserDefined-TypeName, which the assembler treats as a pseudo-directive. To introduce consistency into the descriptions, all such variations will be referred to as the Allocation-TypeName.

The Allocation-TypeName that you select determines the data-type of the allocated storage. An optional symbolic name may be associated with the storage, and the storage may also be initialized with specific values if so desired.