compare是函数,参数保存在寄存器$a0和$a1,分别表示两个字符串的首地址,字符串以零作为结尾。
.data
str1: .asciiz "abcd"
str2: .asciiz "abc"
.text
.globl main
main:
la $a0, str1
la $a1, str2
jal compare
move $a0, $v0
li $v0, 1
syscall
# exit program
li $v0, 10
syscall
compare: # compare str1, str2
li $v0, 0
LOOP:
lb $t0, ($a0)
lb $t1, ($a1)
add $a0, $a0, 1
add $a1, $a1, 1
beqz $t0, LOOP_END
beqz $t1, LOOP_END
bgt $t0, $t1, GREATER
blt $t0, $t1, LESS
beq $t0, $t1, LOOP
GREATER:
li $v0, 1
j END
LESS:
li $v0, -1
j END
EQUAL:
li $v0, 0
j END
LOOP_END:
beq $t0, $t1, EQUAL
beqz $t0, LESS
beqz $t1, GREATER
END:
jr $ra