August 2008
Beginner to intermediate
304 pages
6h 2m
English
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2.8. PIC16 C Compiler Directives
• Include, use directives
• Header file listing and directives
Complier directives are typically used at the top of the program to set up compiler options, control project components, define constant labels, and so on before the main program is created. They are preceded by the hash symbol to distinguish them from other types of statement and do not have a semicolon to end the line.
Program Directives
Examples using the directives encountered thus far follow. Refer to the compiler reference manual for the full range of options.
♯include “16F877A.h”
The include directive allows source code files to be included as though they had been typed in by the user. In fact, any block of source code can be included in this way, ...