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⌂ ∞ Elite on the BBC Micro and NES

Status: cmn

[NES version, Bank 0]

       Name: cmn                                                     [Show more]
       Type: Subroutine
   Category: Status
    Summary: Print the commander's name

    Context: See this subroutine in context in the source code
 References: This subroutine is called as follows:
             * PrintCtrlCode calls cmn




 Print control code 4 (the commander's name).



 Other entry points:

   cmn-1                Contains an RTS



.cmn

 LDY #0                 ; Set up a counter in Y, starting from 0

.QUL4

 LDA NAME,Y             ; The commander's name is stored at NAME, so load the
                        ; Y-th character from NAME

 CMP #' '               ; If we have found a space, then we have reached the end
 BEQ ypl-1              ; of the name, return from the subroutine (ypl-1 points
                        ; to the RTS below)

 JSR DASC_b2            ; Print the character we just loaded

 INY                    ; Increment the loop counter

 CPY #7                 ; Loop back for the next character until we have either
 BNE QUL4               ; found a carriage return or have printed seven
                        ; characters

 RTS                    ; Return from the subroutine