Identifies the beginning of a common block and provides information specific to the beginning of a common block.
| .bc | StringConstant |
The .bc pseudo-op provides symbol table information necessary when using the symbolic debugger.
The .bc pseudo-op has no other effect on assembly and is customarily inserted by a compiler.
| StringConstant | Represents the symbol name of the common block as defined in the original source file. |
The following example demonstrates the use of the .bc pseudo-op:
.bc "commonblock"
The .ec pseudo-op.