Notation Conventions And Definitions - HP 54620A Programmer's Manual

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Programming and Documentation Conventions

Notation conventions and definitions

The following conventions and definitions are used in this manual and the

online HP 54620A/C Programmer's Reference in descriptions of remote

operation:

Conventions

< > Angle brackets enclose words or characters that symbolize a

program code parameter or an interface command.

::= "is defined as." For example, <A> ::= <B> indicates that <A> can

be replaced by <B> in any statement containing <A>.

| "or." Indicates a choice of one element from a list. For example,

<A> | <B> indicates <A> or <B>, but not both. .

... An ellipsis (trailing dots) indicates that the preceding element may

be repeated one or more times.

[ ] Square brackets indicate that the enclosed items are optional.

{ } When several items are enclosed by braces, one, and only one of

these elements must be selected.

Definitions

d ::= A single ASCII numeric character, 0-9.

n ::= A single ASCII non-zero, numeric character, 1-9.

<NL> ::= Newline or Linefeed (ASCII decimal 10).

<white space> ::= 0 through 32 (decimal) except linefeed (decimal

10). The nominal value is 32 (the space character).

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