Macros anyone?
 

the assignment is:
Create a macro named mWriteNumber that writes a signed integer to the console output.
Use the WriteInt procedure in the Irvine32 library. The argument passed to the macro can
be a byte, word, or doubleword. Use conditional oeprators so that the macro adapts to
the different sizes of the argument. Write the main code to test the macro, passing
arguments of different sizes.
i'm not asking for codes but just ideas on how to approach it. any suggestions? thanks.

Re: Macros anyone?
 

hi,

check the macros that come with the masm package: /macros/macros.asm,

there is one named 'issize' that does something similar...

Re: Macros anyone?
 

i could not find the 'issize' macro..

Re: Macros anyone?
 

strange, don't u have the latest package of masm32 ?
anyway:

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    issize MACRO var:req, bytes:req

        LOCAL rv

        rv = regsize(var) 

        IFE rv ; if not a register use SIZE 

            IF SIZE var EQ bytes

                EXITM <1>

            ELSE

                EXITM <0>

            ENDIF

        ELSE   ; it's a register       

            IF rv EQ bytes

                EXITM <1>        

            ELSE

                EXITM <0>

            ENDIF    

        ENDIF

    ENDM