__movsb

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Generates a Move String (rep movsb) instruction.

void __movsb(   
   unsigned char* Destination,   
   unsigned const char* Source,   
   size_t Count   
);  

Parameters

[out] Destination
A pointer to the destination of the copy.

[in] Source
A pointer to the source of the copy.

[in] Count
The number of bytes to copy.

Header file <intrin.h>

The result is that the first Count bytes pointed to by Source are copied to the Destination string.

This routine is only available as an intrinsic.

// movsb.cpp  
// processor: x86, x64  
#include <stdio.h>  
#include <intrin.h>  
  
#pragma intrinsic(__movsb)  
  
int main()  
{  
    unsigned char s1[100];  
    unsigned char s2[100] = "A big black dog.";  
    __movsb(s1, s2, 100);  
  
    printf_s("%s %s", s1, s2);  
}  

A big black dog. A big black dog.  

Compiler Intrinsics