.source pseudo-op

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Purpose

Identifies the source language type.

Syntax

Item Description
.source StringConstant

Description

The .source pseudo-op identifies the source language type and provides symbol table information necessary for the linkage editor. For cascade compilers, the symbol table information is passed from the compiler to the assembler to indicate the high-level source language type. The default source language type is "Assembler."

Parameters

Item Description
StringConstant Specifies a valid program language name. This parameter is not case-sensitive. If the specified value is not valid, the language ID will be reset to "Assembler." The following values are defined:
0x00
C
0x01
FORTRAN
0x02
Pascal
0x03
Ada
0x04
PL/1
0x05
BASIC
0x06
LISP
0x07
COBOL
0x08
Modula2
0x09
C++
0x0a
RPG
0x0b
PL8, PLIX
0x0c
Assembler

Examples

To set the source language type to C++:


.source "C++"