Difference between revisions of "84PCE:Syscalls:0210DC"

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Synopsis

Official Name: MemClear

Syscall Address: 0210DCh

Sets a block of memory to zero.

Inputs

• HL: Address of memory block.
• BC: Number of bytes to zero.

Outputs

• DE: Points to byte after memory block.

Destroys

• AF, BC, HL

Comments

This routine uses an LDIR instruction to clear the memory block, so do not pass it a block length of 0 or 1 or it will erase 65536 bytes.

Example

      ;Clear out pixelShadow
      ld     hl,pixelShadow
      ld     bc,8400
      call   _MemClear