.STR or .STRING

Directives that specify the byte values in the resulting code based on the specified string of characters. A byte that contains the length of string characters is placed at the beginning. The total string is limited to 255 characters.

Syntax:

[<label>[:]]     .STR expr { , expr }
[<label>[:]]     .STRING expr { , expr }

Example:

alpha:    .STRING "ABC", $D    ; will generate 4, 'A', 'B', 'C', $0D
beta:    .STR "Trial Inscription", $D, $A
    .STR "AB", "CD", 13    ; will generate 5, 'A', 'B', 'C', 'D', $0D