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'''Examples here should be migrated to an appropriate [[:Category:Iteration|Iteration]] page and removed from here. If a page does not exist demonstrating a particular loop structure, discuss it [[:Category talk:Iteration|here]].'''
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=={{header|68000 Assembly}}==
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The 68000 uses <code>DBxx Dn, label</code> for loop counting. "Dn" refers to a chosen data register. The "xx" is replaced with the condition code of your choice (<code>DBRA</code> stands for Decrement, Branch Always which is most commonly used). Execution will jump to the labeled line of code unless Dn's lower two bytes equal #$FFFF or the specified condition code is true, whichever occurs first. Keep in mind that the condition code has nothing to do with the value stored in Dn; rather, it represents the outcome of the operation just before the branch. This is similar to a "repeat until" construct in some other languages.
The below code snippet represents a loop that continues until a value greater than 3500 is read. However, it will also end after the 2000th iteration automatically, regardless of whether the condition is ever met.
<lang 68000devpac>MOVE.W #1999,D1 ;DBxx loop counters need to be pre-decremented to work properly, since they terminate at $FFFF rather than 0
LOOP:
MOVE.W (A0)+,D0
CMP.W #3501,D0 ;COMPARE TO #3501
DBCC D1,LOOP ;DECREMENT, BRANCH UNTIL CARRY CLEAR OR D1 = #$FFFF
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