Summary of Macro Quoting Functions and the Characters that They Mask

Different macro quoting functions mask different special characters and mnemonics so the macro facility interprets them as text instead of as macro language symbols.
The following table divides the symbols into categories and shows which macro quoting functions mask which symbols.
Summary of Special Characters and Macro Quoting Functions by Item
Group
Items
Macro Quoting Functions
A
+ — */<>=¬^|~;, # blank AND OR NOT EQ NE LE LT GE GT IN
all
B
&%
%NRSTR, %NRBQUOTE, %SUPERQ, %NRQUOTE
C
unmatched' “()
%BQUOTE, %NRBQUOTE, %SUPERQ, %STR*, %NRSTR*, %QUOTE*, %NRQUOTE*
By Function
Function
Affects Groups
Works At
%STR
A, C*
Macro compilation
%NRSTR
A, B, C*
Macro compilation
%BQUOTE
A, C
Macro execution
%NRBQUOTE
A, B, C
Macro execution
%SUPERQ
A, B, C
Macro execution (prevents resolution)
%QUOTE
A, C*
Macro execution. Requires unmatched quotation marks and parentheses to be marked with a percent sign (%).
%NRQUOTE
A, B, C*
Macro execution. Requires unmatched quotation marks and parentheses to be marked with a percent sign (%).
*Unmatched quotation marks and parentheses must be marked with a percent sign (%) when used with %STR, %NRSTR, %QUOTE, and %NRQUOTE.
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