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+.syntax unified
+.cpu cortex-m0plus
+.thumb
+
+.type symbol, %function
+.global symbol
+
+// 1 unexpected begin char
+
+// R1 input buffer
+// R2 output buffer
+
+symbol:   PUSH    {LR}
+          LDRB    R0, [R1]    // get a char
+          BL      goodchar    // check if valid symbol char
+          BEQ     loop
+          MOVS    R0, #1      // unexpected begin char
+          POP     {PC}
+loop:     ADDS    R1, 1       // consume the character
+          STRB    R0, [R2]    // store in temp buffer
+          ADDS    R2, 1       // advance temp buffer pointer
+          LDRB    R0, [R1]    // get another character
+          BL      goodchar    // check if valid symbol char
+          BEQ     loop        // if so keep getting chars
+          MOVS    R0, #0      // return code success
+          STRB    R0, [R2]    // write null byte
+          POP     {PC}
+
+goodchar: CMP     R0, '$
+          BEQ     good
+          CMP     R0, '.
+          BEQ     good
+          CMP     R0, '0
+          BLO     bad
+          CMP     R0, '9
+          BLS     good
+          CMP     R0, 'A
+          BLO     bad
+          CMP     R0, 'Z
+          BLS     good
+          CMP     R0, '_
+          BEQ     good
+          CMP     R0, 'a
+          BLO     bad
+          CMP     R0, 'z
+          BHI     bad
+good:     CMP     R0, R0
+bad:      BX      LR