Note:The default type of a symbol in an object file is based on the assembly-time type of the symbol. See table Symbol Types below for a list of the symbol types and their predefined names. To explicitly specify a symbol’s type, use the .type directive in the following format:
.type name,type
Where:
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name |
Represents a symbol name. |
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type |
Specifies the symbol type using one of the predefined symbols listed in table Symbol Types that follows. |
Symbol Types |
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Symbol Types |
Predefined Symbol Name of Type |
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Symbolic constants and undefined symbols |
@notype |
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Labels and common symbols |
@object |
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Function names |
@function |
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Section names |
Created by the assembler. |
Note:The assembler automatically creates a symbol of type name for section names. When the object file format is COFF32 (Windows NT) the assembler creates a function symbol name for @function. For more information see the Procedure Label (PLabel) section.