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Hatschi · Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2014 7:36 am Post subject: How to compare UNICODE strings?

How to compare for unicode strings in AA?

cmp dword ptr[esi+8],'Test'

doesn't work. It fails. The string value at this address is 'T' but the unicode value is 'Test'.

//edit: Nvm ofc I can compare for 4 bytes. But just curious, if I would want to enter the string in AA what should I type for unicode string?

Dark Byte · Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2014 8:25 am Post subject:

a compare like that isn't possible in CE, nor would it be practical. You can then only test 2 characters at a time. First Te and then st
i'd go for a loop that compares the two strings

Hatschi · Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2014 9:09 am Post subject:

Ah so unicode takes the twice memory space as normal string?
Because normal strings I've always compared by taking the first four letters (if compared as dword).

Dark Byte · Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2014 9:38 am Post subject:

Yes, in unicode Test would be stored as T,0, e,0, s,0, t,0