It is possible to read the state of the flags with basic

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It is possible to read the state of the flags with basic - maeloterkim - 2021-09-07

Hi Smile

In assembler there is a register that have the state of the flags zero, carry , etc

It is possible to read the state of the flags ONLY WITH BASIC (NOT ASSEMBLER) or the state of the carry flag, zero flag etc

RE: It is possible to read the state of the flags with basic - boriel - 2021-09-08

No, you need to use assembler (in fact it's difficult even in assembler to read the entire flag without changing them). You can get them for example:

Code:
DIM flags as Ubyte

#define save_flags \
    ASM \
    push af \
    pop hl \
    ld a, l \
    ld (._flags), a \
    END ASM

REM Now you can save flags at any moment with this macro
...
LET a = 5: save_flags: PRINT "Flags: "; flags

You can also create a function if you feel more comfortable, but will require also assembler, and I'm not sure if flags will be altered when jumping
into the function:

Code:
function fastcall get_flags as Ubyte
  ASM
  push af
  pop hl
  ld a, l
  END ASM
end function

PRINT "Flags: "; get_flags

Perhaps you might find this useful?? Rolleyes

RE: It is possible to read the state of the flags with basic - maeloterkim - 2021-09-08

(2021-09-08, 10:31 AM)boriel Wrote: No, you need to use assembler (in fact it's difficult even in assembler to read the entire flag without changing them). You can get them for example:

Code:
DIM flags as Ubyte #define save_flags \ ASM \ push af \ pop hl \ ld a, l \ ld (._flags), a \ END ASM REM Now you can save flags at any moment with this macro ... LET a = 5: save_flags: PRINT "Flags: "; flags

You can also create a function if you feel more comfortable, but will require also assembler, and I'm not sure if flags will be altered when jumping
into the function:

Code:
function fastcall get_flags as Ubyte ASM push af pop hl ld a, l END ASM end function PRINT "Flags: "; get_flags

Perhaps you might find this useful??

thanks for the answer