3.13 __near Keyword

The IAR __near keyword places qualified objects in near memory (0-64 KB). Pointers qualified with this keyword are 16-bits wide and can point to any address in this range.

Suggested Replacement

The keyword can be removed.

When using MPLAB XC8, data memory pointers are always 16-bits wide, and only 0-64 KB of data memory can be addressed.

Examples

Consider migrating IAR code such as:

__near int mode;

volatile int x;
int main(void) {
  x = mode;
}

to MPLAB XC8 code similar to:

int mode;

volatile int x;
int main(void) {
  x = mode;
}