Macro

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Definition
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Abbreviation for a group of statements Concept of re-usability Saves time of developer Saves space for developer Causes extra processing Separate processor module is required

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Structure of Macro
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MACRO Macro_Name optional_argument ---------------------------------------MEND

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Termnology
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Macro Definition Macro Call Macro Expansion

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Macro Call
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Within assembly program, asking a macro to execute

at particular location can be defined as macro call. Example: Using 100 A DS 10 Macro_Name End

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Macro Expansion
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Replacing the macro call statement with its macro

definition. Example: Using 100 A DS 10 ---------------------------------------------End

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Conditional Macro Expansion

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2 Pseudo Ops permit conditional re-ordering of the

sequence of macro expansion.

AIF
AIF

is a conditional branch pseudo-op which performs an arithmetic test and branches only if the tested condition is true. is unconditional branch pseudo-op. It is similar to GOTO statement. Which is used to jump to particular instruction label in the program.

AGO
AGO

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Macro Calls within Macro

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Example:
MACRO ADD1&ARG L A ST MEND MACRO ADDS ADD1&ARG1 ADD1&ARG2 ADD1&ARG3 MEND

1, &ARG 1, =F1 1, &ARG

&ARG1, &ARG2, &ARG3

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Macro Calls defining Macros

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Example of MACRO DEFINITION within Another MACRO DEFINITION MACRO DEFINE &SUB MACRO &SUB &Y CNOP 0,4 BAL 1,*+8 DC A(&Y) L 15,=V(&SUB) BALR 14,15 MEND MEND Example of MACRO CALL defining MACRO DEFINE COS

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