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| <h3 class="section">7.97 <code>.set </code><var>symbol</var><code>, </code><var>expression</var></h3> |
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| <p><a name="index-g_t_0040code_007bset_007d-directive-445"></a><a name="index-symbol-value_002c-setting-446"></a>Set the value of <var>symbol</var> to <var>expression</var>. This |
| changes <var>symbol</var>'s value and type to conform to |
| <var>expression</var>. If <var>symbol</var> was flagged as external, it remains |
| flagged (see <a href="Symbol-Attributes.html#Symbol-Attributes">Symbol Attributes</a>). |
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| <p>You may <code>.set</code> a symbol many times in the same assembly. |
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| <p>If you <code>.set</code> a global symbol, the value stored in the object |
| file is the last value stored into it. |
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| <p>On Z80 <code>set</code> is a real instruction, use |
| ‘<samp><var>symbol</var><span class="samp"> defl </span><var>expression</var></samp>’ instead. |
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