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* String Length: find length of sign-bit terminated string.
*          note: sign-bit set byte IS included in count.

* OTHER MODULES NEEDED: none


* ENTRY: X=start of string


* EXIT: D=length
*       all other regs (except cc) preserved


 nam Find sign-bit term. String Length
 ttl Assembler Library Module


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STRHLEN:
 pshs x
 clra it'll be at least one byte long
 clrb

loop
 addd #1 bump count
 tst ,x+ end?
 bpl loop

 puls x,pc

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