STOSW            Store String Word                   Flags: not altered
 
          Logic:    (ES:DI)  AX
                    if DF = 0
                        DI  DI + 2
                    else
                        DI  DI - 2
 
    STOSW copies the value in 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 AX in the
    next location.
 
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   Operands                  Clocks   Transfers  Bytes   Example
      -                        15         1        1     STOSW
   (repeat)                9 + 14/rep   1/rep      1     REP STOSW
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    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     AX,0            ;The value to initialize BUFFER to
          LEA     DI,BUFFER       ;Starting location of BUFFER
          MOV     CX,50           ;Size of BUFFER, in words
          CLD                     ;Let's move in forward direction
  REP     STOSW                   ;Compare this line to example for STOS

Seealso:


 STOS 
 STOSB 
 CMPS 
 LODS 
 MOVS 
 SCAS 
 REP 
 CLD 
 STD