// Description: this program will load 10 16 bit values and replace
//				the negative with their squares then print out the array
//				before and after
//

#include <iostream>
#include <string>

using namespace std;					//Introduces namespace std

const int MAX = 10;						//sets max length to 10
short myArray[MAX]; 

void chcknsqr()
{
	__asm{
			 START: lea ebx, myArray	//loads ptr to array in memory
			  	    mov ecx, MAX		//move count into ecx
					sub	dx, dx
			  
			   TOP: cmp dx,[ebx]	   	    //compares ebx to 0
				    jl  LESSTHAN	    // jump if less than
					add ebx, 2			//up the count on myArray
					loop TOP

		  LESSTHAN: mul [ebx], [ebx]		// square the problem.
					dec ecx
					jmp TOP
		
			  DONE:
	     }
}
int main()
{
	cout << "this program will load 10 16 bit values and replace" << 
		"the negative with their squares then print out the array" <<
		"before and after." << endl;

	for(int i = 0; i < MAX; i++)
	{
		cout << "Please input a value for position " << i << " of the array:";
		cin >> myArray[i];
	}

	cout << "The before values look like: " << endl;
	for(int i = 0; i < MAX; i++)
	{
		cout << "\t\tPositions [" << i << "] is : " << myArray[i] << endl;
	}

	chcknsqr();

	cout << "The after values look like: " << endl;
	for(int i = 0; i < MAX; i++)
	{
		cout << "\t\tPositions [" << i << "] is : " << myArray[i] << endl;
	}
	
	return 0;
}

void chcknsqr()   //function call
{
	__asm{
                     //code
	     }
}