# `and`

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**Logical AND**

Category: Logic

Performs a logical AND of the first and second operands and stores the result in the second operand.

Sizes .b .w .l, .w by default

Used in: [The screen, keyboard and mouse through traps](https://asm-editor.specy.app/learn/courses/m68k/talking-to-the-outside-world/screen-keyboard-and-mouse.md) (M68K assembly)

## Flags

| Flag | Effect |
| --- | --- |
| X | not changed |
| N | depends on the result |
| Z | depends on the result |
| V | always 0 |
| C | always 0 |

## Forms

- `and <ea>, <ea>`
  - Source: Dn, (An), (An)+, -(An), d(An), d(An,Xn), abs, d(PC), d(PC,Xn), #imm (data)
  - Destination: Dn, (An), (An)+, -(An), d(An), d(An,Xn), abs (data alterable)

## Operands

- [`<ea>`](https://asm-editor.specy.app/documentation/m68k/addressing-mode.md): An operand using one of the addressing modes listed for this form. The list determines whether it can be a register, memory or an immediate value. With `opt p=68020`, an allowed `d(An,Xn)` or `d(PC,Xn)` mode also permits the corresponding 68020 indexed and memory indirect forms. See [68020 addressing](https://asm-editor.specy.app/documentation/m68k/addressing-mode/68020.md).
- [`#imm`](https://asm-editor.specy.app/documentation/m68k/addressing-mode/immediate.md): An immediate value written after `#`: a number, character or label, such as `#10`, `#$FF` or `#'a'`. It must fit the operation’s size: byte `-128` to `255`, word `-32768` to `65535`, or long `-2147483648` to `4294967295`; signed and unsigned spellings are accepted.

## Example

```m68k
move.l #%11110000, d0
move.l #%10101010, d1
and.b d1, d0 ; d0 = %10100000

* --- Use for masking (keeping specific bits) ---
move.l #$ABCD, d2
and.w #$00FF, d2 ; keep low byte only: d2 = $00CD
```