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EXTRN instruction HLASM Language Reference SC26-4940-06 |
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The EXTRN instruction identifies “external” symbols referred
to in this source module but defined in another source module. These
symbols are external symbols.
>>-+-----------------+--EXTRN-----------------------------------> '-sequence_symbol-' .-,-------------------------------. V | >----+-external_symbol-------------+-+------------------------->< | .-,---------------. | | V | | '-PART(---external_symbol-+-)-'
Up to 65535 individual control sections, external symbols, and external dummy sections can be defined in a source module. However, the practical maximum number depends on the amount of table storage available during link-editing. The assembler lists each external symbol identified in a source module in the external symbol dictionary, along with entries for entry symbols, common control sections, parts, and external control sections. A symbol identified by an EXTRN instruction should not also be declared by an ENTRY instruction. External symbols have a length attribute of 1. See also WXTRN instruction. |
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