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### near

#### Synopsis

#### Description

The `near` directive can be appended to a procedure or function heading but is ignored by GPC. It is there for Borland compatibility, only. (Since the GNU compilers provide a flat memory model, the distinction between `near` and `far` pointers is void.)

#### Conforming to

`near` is a Borland Pascal extension.

#### Example

    program NearDemo;

    var
      p: procedure;

    {$W no-near-far}  { Don't warn about the uselessness of `near' }

    procedure Foo; near;  { `near' has no effect in GPC }
    begin
      WriteLn ('Foo')
    end;

    begin
      p := Foo;  { Works, despite the `near'. }
      p
    end.

#### See also

Keywords, far.