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doc: clean up the "String Manipulation in Macros" section

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Minor cleanups to the "String Manipulation in Macros" section.
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H. Peter Anvin 2009-01-18 23:04:45 -08:00
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@ -2208,18 +2208,18 @@ This can be used, for example, with the \c{%!} construct (see
\H{strlen} \i{String Manipulation in Macros}
It's often useful to be able to handle strings in macros. NASM
supports two simple string handling macro operators from which
supports a few simple string handling macro operators from which
more complex operations can be constructed.
All the string operators define or redefine a value (either a string
or a numeric value) to a single-line macro.
or a numeric value) to a single-line macro. When producing a string
value, it may change the style of quoting of the input string or
strings, and possibly use \c{\\}-escapes inside \c{`}-quoted strings.
\S{strcat} \i{Concatenating Strings}: \i\c{%strcat}
The \c{%strcat} operator concatenates quoted strings and assign them to
a single-line macro. In doing so, it may change the type of quotes
and possibly use \c{\\}-escapes inside \c{`}-quoted strings in order to
make sure the string is still a valid quoted string.
a single-line macro.
For example:
@ -2228,9 +2228,9 @@ For example:
... would assign the value \c{'Alpha: 12" screen'} to \c{alpha}.
Similarly:
\c %strcat beta '"', "'"
\c %strcat beta '"foo"\', "'bar'"
... would assign the value \c{`"'`} to \c{beta}.
... would assign the value \c{`"foo"\\'bar'`} to \c{beta}.
The use of commas to separate strings is permitted but optional.