LOOPZ - 8086

Decrease CX, jump to label if CX not zero and ZF = 1.
Algorithm:
CX = CX - 1
if (CX <> 0) and (ZF = 1) then
jump
else
no jump, continue

Syntax

LOOPZ Label

Example

; Loop until result fits into AL alone,
; or 5 times. The result will be over 255
; on third loop (100+100+100),
; so loop will exit.
 include 'emu8086.inc'
 ORG 100h
 MOV AX, 0
 MOV CX, 5
label1:
 PUTC '*'
 ADD AX, 100
 CMP AH, 0
 LOOPZ label1
 RET

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