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The near, far, and huge modifiers can also be use as function
type modifiers; that is, they can modify functions and function
pointers as well as data pointers. In addition, you can use the
_export, _loadds, and _saveregs modifiers to modify functions.
The near, far, and huge function modifiers can be combine with
cdecl or pascal, but not with interrupt.
Functions of type huge are useful when interfacing with code in
assembly language that doesn't use the same memory allocation
as Trubo C++.
A non-interrupt function can be declared to be near, far, or huge
in order to override the default settings for the current memory
model.
A near function uses near calls; a far or huge function uses far call
instructions.
In the small, and compact memory models, an unqualified func-
tion defaults to type near. In the medium and large models, an
unqualified function defaults to type far.
A huge function is the same as a far function except that the DS
register is set to the data segment address of the source module
when a huge function is entered, but left unset for a far function.
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