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An ASM Factorial Example in D - code-name asm_example2.d

Very Kool! An ASM Factorial Example:

// asm_example2.d - last tested with D v1.0
/+
 ' A assembly example for finding factorials numbers between 0 to 12.
 '
 ' Example: 7! = 7 * 6 * 5 * 4 * 3 * 2 * 1 = 5040
 '
 ' To Compile: C:\dmd\MKoD_ex>dmd asm_example2.d
 +/
module factorial;

private import std.stdio;

// comment out the below statement to hide the main() function.
debug = factorial;

uint factorial( in uint uiNum )
{
    uint uiFactorial;

    asm
    {
        mov   EAX,[ uiNum ];  // EAX = uiNum

        cmp   EAX,12;         // if EAX <= 12
        jbe  _inittest;       //    then goto _inittest
        mov   EAX,0;          // set as 0 to point out an error
        jmp   _exit;          // return 0 as an error

    _inittest:
        cmp   EAX,1;          // if EAX > 1
        jg    _initecx;       //    then goto _initecx   
        mov   EAX,1;          // 0 or 1 becomes 1
        jmp   _exit;          // return 1

    _initecx:
        mov   ECX,EAX;        // ECX = counter

    _dececx:  
        dec   ECX;            // ECX = n - 1
        mul   ECX;            // EAX = n * (n - 1)
        cmp   ECX,1;          // if counter > 1
        ja   _dececx;         //   then continue to _dececx

    _exit:
        mov [ uiFactorial ],EAX; // uiFactorial = EAX's value
    }

    if ( uiFactorial == 0U )
        throw new Exception( "The parameter value passed in is greater than 12." );
 
    return uiFactorial;

} // end uint factorial( in uint uiNum )

debug( factorial )
{
void main()
{
    writefln( "Factorials from 0 to 12 done in x86 Assembly." ); 
    for ( uint uix = 0U; uix < 13U; uix++ )
    {
        writefln( "factorial( %2d ) = %d", uix, factorial( uix ) );
    }

} // end void main()
}
C:\dmd\MKOD_ex>dmd asm_example2.d
C:\dmd\bin\..\..\dm\bin\link.exe asm_example2,,,user32+kernel32/noi;

C:\dmd\MKOD_ex>asm_example2
Factorials from 0 to 12 done in x86 Assembly.
factorial(  0 ) = 1
factorial(  1 ) = 1
factorial(  2 ) = 2
factorial(  3 ) = 6
factorial(  4 ) = 24
factorial(  5 ) = 120
factorial(  6 ) = 720
factorial(  7 ) = 5040
factorial(  8 ) = 40320
factorial(  9 ) = 362880
factorial( 10 ) = 3628800
factorial( 11 ) = 39916800
factorial( 12 ) = 479001600

C:\dmd\MKOD_ex>

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