SPL to HP C/XL Migration Guide (30231-90001)

4-3
Simple Variable Declarations
Table 4-2. Simple Variable Declaration
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| SPL | HP C/XL Equivalent |
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| simple-variable-declaration :| simple-variable-declaration :|
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| [GLOBAL] type variable-defn [,...] ; | [static] type variable-defn [,...] ; |
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| variable-defn :| variable-defn :|
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| 1a. variable-id | 1a. variable-id |
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| 1b. variable-id := initial-value | 1b. variable-id = initial-value |
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| 2a. variable-id = register ||
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| 2b. variable-id = register sign offset| |
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| 3a. variable-id = ref-id ||
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| 3b. variable-id = ref-id sign offset ||
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Simple variables in formats 2 and 3 are usually various types of data
equivalences. They may be converted to pointers or union equivalences,
depending on the requirements of the program. See "ARRAY Declaration"
below for further examples.