The Art of Assembly Language, 2nd Edition

4.10 The HLA String Module and Other String-Related Routines

Although HLA provides a powerful definition for string data, the real power behind HLA's string capabilities lies in the HLA Standard Library, not in the definition of HLA string data. HLA provides hundreds of string-manipulation routines that far exceed the capabilities found in standard high-level languages like C/C++, Java, or Pascal; indeed, HLA's string-handling capabilities rival those in string-processing languages like Icon or SNOBOL4. This chapter discusses several of the string functions that the HLA Standard Library provides.

Perhaps the most basic string operation you will need is to assign one string to another. There are three different ways to assign strings in HLA: by ...