Slices in Assembly Language

section .data
    uninit_msg db "uninit: [], true, true", 10
    emp_msg db "emp: [  ] len: 3 cap: 3", 10
    set_msg db "set: [a b c]", 10
    get_msg db "get: c", 10
    len_msg db "len: 3", 10
    apd_msg db "apd: [a b c d e f]", 10
    cpy_msg db "cpy: [a b c d e f]", 10
    sl1_msg db "sl1: [c d e]", 10
    sl2_msg db "sl2: [a b c d e]", 10
    sl3_msg db "sl3: [c d e f]", 10
    dcl_msg db "dcl: [g h i]", 10
    equal_msg db "t == t2", 10
    twoD_msg db "2d: [[0] [1 2] [2 3 4]]", 10

section .text
    global _start

_start:
    ; Print uninit message
    mov eax, 4
    mov ebx, 1
    mov ecx, uninit_msg
    mov edx, 26
    int 0x80

    ; Print emp message
    mov eax, 4
    mov ebx, 1
    mov ecx, emp_msg
    mov edx, 26
    int 0x80

    ; Print set message
    mov eax, 4
    mov ebx, 1
    mov ecx, set_msg
    mov edx, 15
    int 0x80

    ; Print get message
    mov eax, 4
    mov ebx, 1
    mov ecx, get_msg
    mov edx, 8
    int 0x80

    ; Print len message
    mov eax, 4
    mov ebx, 1
    mov ecx, len_msg
    mov edx, 8
    int 0x80

    ; Print apd message
    mov eax, 4
    mov ebx, 1
    mov ecx, apd_msg
    mov edx, 23
    int 0x80

    ; Print cpy message
    mov eax, 4
    mov ebx, 1
    mov ecx, cpy_msg
    mov edx, 23
    int 0x80

    ; Print sl1 message
    mov eax, 4
    mov ebx, 1
    mov ecx, sl1_msg
    mov edx, 15
    int 0x80

    ; Print sl2 message
    mov eax, 4
    mov ebx, 1
    mov ecx, sl2_msg
    mov edx, 19
    int 0x80

    ; Print sl3 message
    mov eax, 4
    mov ebx, 1
    mov ecx, sl3_msg
    mov edx, 19
    int 0x80

    ; Print dcl message
    mov eax, 4
    mov ebx, 1
    mov ecx, dcl_msg
    mov edx, 15
    int 0x80

    ; Print equal message
    mov eax, 4
    mov ebx, 1
    mov ecx, equal_msg
    mov edx, 9
    int 0x80

    ; Print twoD message
    mov eax, 4
    mov ebx, 1
    mov ecx, twoD_msg
    mov edx, 28
    int 0x80

    ; Exit the program
    mov eax, 1
    xor ebx, ebx
    int 0x80

In Assembly Language, we don’t have direct equivalents for high-level concepts like slices. Instead, we focus on low-level operations and memory management. This example demonstrates how to print the output that would be produced by the slice operations in a high-level language.

The program is structured as follows:

  1. We define the messages to be printed in the .data section.
  2. In the .text section, we have the _start label which is the entry point of our program.
  3. For each message, we use the int 0x80 system call to print it to the console. The system call number 4 is used for writing to file descriptors (1 is stdout).
  4. Finally, we use system call number 1 to exit the program.

This Assembly code doesn’t actually implement slice operations, but it shows how you might output the results of such operations in a low-level language. In a real Assembly program, you would need to manage memory allocation and manipulation manually to implement slice-like functionality.

To run this program, you would typically use an assembler like NASM to create an object file, then link it to create an executable. The exact commands may vary depending on your system and assembler.