From 5e8b835ba3db49eed6461d47492499d938c49158 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Rangi <35663410+Rangi42@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2025 09:58:09 -0400
Subject: Use `dname` macro to automatically pad names with `"@"` characters
 (#525)

---
 macros/data.asm | 12 ++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)

(limited to 'macros/data.asm')

diff --git a/macros/data.asm b/macros/data.asm
index fbb0be13..c945a21d 100644
--- a/macros/data.asm
+++ b/macros/data.asm
@@ -81,3 +81,15 @@ MACRO dab ; dwb address, bank
 		SHIFT
 	ENDR
 ENDM
+
+MACRO dname
+	IF _NARG == 2
+		DEF n = \2
+	ELSE
+		DEF n = NAME_LENGTH - 1
+	ENDC
+	ASSERT STRFIND(\1, "@") == -1, "String terminator \"@\" in name: \1"
+	ASSERT CHARLEN(\1) <= n, "Name longer than {d:n} characters: \1"
+	db \1
+	ds n - CHARLEN(\1), "@"
+ENDM
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