STOS             Store String (Byte or Word)         Flags: not altered
 
STOS destination-string
 
          Logic:    (ES:DI)  Accumulator
                    if DF = 0
                        DI  DI + n         ; n = 1 for byte, 2 for word scan
                    else
                        DI  DI - n
 
    STOS copies the value (byte or word) in AL or AX into the location
    pointed to by ES:DI. DI is then incremented (if the direction flag is
    cleared) or decremented (if the direction flag is set), in preparation
    for storing the accumulator in the next location.
 
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   Operands                  Clocks   Transfers  Bytes   Example
                           byte(word)
   dest-string               11(15)       1        1     STOS WORD_ARRAY
   (repeat) dest-string  9 + 10(14)/rep 1/rep      1     REP STOS BYTE_ARRAY
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       Notes:         This instruction is always translated by the
                      assembler into either STOSB, Store String Byte, or
                      STOSW, Store String Word, depending upon whether
                      destination-string refers to a string of bytes or
                      words. In either case, however, you must explicitly
                      load the DI register with the offset of the string.
 
  -------------------------------- Example ---------------------------------
 
    When used in conjunction with the REP prefixes, the Store String
    instructions are useful for initializing a block of memory. For
    example, the following code would initialize the 100-byte memory block
    at BUFFER to 0:
 
          MOV     AL,0            ;The value to initialize BUFFER to
          LEA     DI,BUFFER       ;Starting location of BUFFER
          MOV     CX,100          ;Size of BUFFER
          CLD                     ;Let's move in forward direction
          REP     STOS BUFFER     ;Compare this line to example for STOSB

Seealso:


 STOSB 
 STOSW 
 CMPS 
 LODS 
 MOVS 
 SCAS 
 REP 
 CLD 
 STD