Handling Based Variables

PL/M source code

oo : do;

/* This is a demo of handling two variables that
use the same based pointer.
*/

declare ptr pointer;
declare v1 based ptr byte;
declare v2 based ptr word;
declare v3 based ptr real;

v1 = 'a';
v2 = 10;
v3 = 3.5;

end;

Translated C source code

#include "..\C\builtin.h"

/* This is a demo of handling two variables that use the same based pointer.
*/
static WORD *ptr;

main()
{
*((BYTE *)ptr) = 'a';
*ptr = 10;
*((REAL *)ptr) = 3.5;
}

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The PL/M programming language is a high-level language developed by Gary Kildall in 1972 for Intel for its microprocessors. Today PL/M is no longer supported by INTEL and its successor is the C language which is widely used in embedded systems development.

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