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* BASIC09 String Length: find length of a BASIC09 string
*                        which can be terminated by a $ff 
*                         =or= allocated storage size

* ENTRY: X=start of string
*        D=max allocated

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

 nam Find Basic09 String Length
 ttl Assembler Library Module


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B09STRLEN:
 pshs d,x,y
 tfr d,y max. possible size to Y

loop
 lda ,x+ get char from string
 inca this effects a cmpa #$ff
 beq exit reached terminator
 leay -1,y if string max leng, no terminator
 bne loop no yet, check more

exit
 puls d get max possible size
 pshs y unused size in memory
 subd ,s++ find actual length
 puls x,y,pc 

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