4.3.2.3 General Syntax Rules

The following table summarizes the general syntax rules that apply to the assembler:

Table 4-2. Syntax Rules
CharacterCharacter DescriptionSyntax Usage
.periodbegins a directive
#number/hashbegin single-line comment

// or @

Double slash or at symbol

Begin single-line comments in PIC32C/SAM source

/*slash, asteriskbegin multiple-line comment
*/asterisk, slashend multiple-line comment
:colonend a label definition
none requiredbegin a literal value
’c’character in single quotesspecifies single character value
“string”character string in double quotesspecifies a character string