# i = 1
# k = 5
# while (save[i] == k)
#   i += 1
#
	  .data
save:	.word 5,5,5,5,7,6,6,7

# The array is called 'save'.  So, e.g., save[0] is 5, save[4] is 7
# and save[5] is 6.  Each is one word, because we used the ".word"
# assembler directive.

#Question:  before looking at the assembly language, what should "i"
#be after the while loop is executed?______________

     .text
     li $s3,1     # $s3 is i 
     la $s6,save  # $s6 is the base address of array
     li $s5,5     # $s5 is k 
loop:
     sll $t1,$s3,2    #shift the value left by 2; this multiplies the
                      #value by 4.  So, $t1 now contains i * 4 
     add $t1,$t1,$s6  #Now $t1 points to (contains the address of)
                      # save[i].  (We needed to multiply by 4 since each
                      # element is 4 bytes long.)
     lw $t0,0($t1)    #$t0 = save[i].  
     bne $t0,$s5,exitloop  # if $t0 and $s5 are not equal, jump to exitloop
     addi $s3,$s3,1   # i += 1
     j loop      
exitloop:
    add $s6,$s3,$zero # just to have an instruction here