ARM VERSION 1.2 - Manual (Page 288)

Directives Reference
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7.2.2 LCLA, LCLL, and LCLS
The LCLA directive declares a local arithmetic variable, and initializes its value to 0.
The LCLL directive declares a local logical variable, and initializes its value to {FALSE} .
The LCLS directive declares a local string variable, and initializes its value to a null
string, "" .
Syntax
<lclx> variable
where:
<lclx>
is one of LCLA , LCLL , or LCLS .
variable is the name of the variable. variable must be unique within the macro that
contains it.
Usage
Using one of these directives for a variable that is already defined re-initializes the
variable to the same values given above.
The scope of the variable is limited to a particular instantiation of the macro that
contains it (see MACRO and MEND on page 7-27).
Set the value of the variable with a SETA , SETL , or SETS directive (see SETA, SETL, and
SETS on page 7-7).
See GBLA, GBLL, and GBLS on page 7-4 for information on declaring global variables.
Example
MACRO ; Declare a macro
$label message $a ; Macro prototype line
LCLS err ; Declare local string
; variable err.
err SETS "error no: " ; Set value of err
$label ; code
INFO 0, "err":CC::STR:$a ; Use string
MEND