STX
STX
STX - store X in a memory address.
Description
STX stores the contents of the X register into a memory location.
Examples
STX Absolute Addressing
STX $2002
This will store the contents of the X register in memory address $2002. Since the entire memory address number is used, this is referred to as absolute addressing.
STX Immediate Addressing
Immediate addressing is used to load a number straight into X, without loading it from memory.
Binary
STX #%101
This will load the number 5 into X using a binary number.
Decimal
STX #5
This will load 5 into X using a decimal number.
Hexadecimal
STX #$05
This will load 5 into X using a hexadecimal number.
Zero Page Addressing
Zero page addressing can only be used with the zero page memory ($0000 to $00ff).
STX $98
This will load the contents of the memory address $0098 into X.
Related Pages
- STA - store the accumulator in a memory address
- STY - store the Y register in a memory address
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