.area

    .area <name>

Switch to the code or data segment <name>. The following code will be stored in the segment <name>. You can switch between segments any time you like, appending some code here and appending some code there.

Equivalent to

Assembler directives: #code
Including C Source Files: #code#code <name>
Assembler directives: #data
Including C Source Files: #data#data <name>

except that it does not check the segment type. (data/code)

#insert: Examples:
#assert: Example:
incbin: Examples:
#assert: Example:Example:

; define some uninitialized variables:
    .area _DATA
_bu1::
    .Pseudo instructions: defs, ds, .ds, .block, .blkb and data
8080 pseudo instructions: DSds 10
_bu2::
    .Pseudo instructions: defs, ds, .ds, .block, .blkb and data
8080 pseudo instructions: DSds 10
 
; define some initialized variables:
    .area _INITIALIZED
_str3::
    .Pseudo instructions: defs, ds, .ds, .block, .blkb and data
8080 pseudo instructions: DSds 10
_a_counter::
    .Pseudo instructions: defs, ds, .ds, .block, .blkb and data
8080 pseudo instructions: DSds 2
 
; define some executable code:
    .area _CODE
_Intr:
    exx
    ex af,af'
    ld  hl,#_a_counter
    inc (hl)
    jr  NZ,00103$
    inc hl
    inc (hl)
    ...