PAGE operator

The PAGE operator is PAGE.

Syntax

  PAGE Byte: PAGE(<operand>)

Description

This operator returns the page byte of the address of a memory location.

Example

Assume data1 is a word located at address $28050 in the memory.

  LDA #PAGE(data1)

This instruction will load the immediate value of the page byte of the address of data1 ( $2).

  LDA PAGE(data1)

This instruction will load the direct value at memory location of the page byte of the address of data1 (i.e., the value in memory location $2).

Note: The PAGE keyword does not refer to the RS08 PAGE register but to the PAGE operator described above.