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The symbols in Table 3 6 the table below serve one or more special purposes in Propeller Assembly code. For Spin symbols, see Symbols on page . Each symbol's purpose is described briefly with references to other sections that describe it directly or use it in examples.

Symbols

Symbol

Purpose(s)

%

Binary indicator: used to indicate that a value is being expressed in binary (base-2). See Value Representations.

%%

Quaternary indicator: used to indicate a value is being expressed in quaternary (base-4). See Value Representations.

$

  1. Hexadecimal indicator: used to indicate a value is being expressed in hexadecimal (base16). See Value Representations.
  2. Assembly Here indicator: used to indicate current address in assembly instructions. See JMP .

"

String designator: used to begin and end a string of text characters. See DAT.

_

  1. Delimiter: used as a group delimiter in constant values (where a comma ‛,' or period '.' may normally be used as a number group delimiter). See Value Representations.
  2. Underscore: used as part of a symbol. See Symbol Rules.

#

Assembly Literal indicator: used to indicate an expression or symbol is a literal value rather than a register address. See Where Does an Instruction Get Its Data?

:Assembly local label indicator: appears immediately before a local label. See Global and Local Labels.
,List delimiter: used to separate items in lists. See the DAT section's Declaring Data (Syntax 1).
'Code comment designator: used to enter single-line code comments (non-compiled text) for code viewing purposes. See "Using the Propeller Tool" in the software's Help file.
''Document comment designator: used to enter single-line document comments (non-compiled text) for documentation viewing purposes.
{ }In-line/multi-line code comment designators: used to enter multi-line code comments (non-compiled text) for code viewing purposes.
{{ }}In-line/multi-line document comment designators: used to enter multi-line document comments (non-compiled text) for documentation viewing purposes. See "Using the Propeller Tool" in the software's Help file.