A test-and-branch operation requires two ARM instructions to implement.

You can define a macro definition such as this:

        MACRO
$label  TestAndBranch  $dest, $reg, $cc
$label  CMP     $reg, #0
        B$cc    $dest
        MEND

The line after the MACRO directive is the macro prototype statement. The macro prototype statement defines the name (TestAndBranch) you use to invoke the macro. It also defines parameters ($label, $dest, $reg, and $cc). You must give values to the parameters when you invoke the macro. The assembler substitutes the values you give into the code.

This macro can be invoked as follows:

test    TestAndBranch    NonZero, r0, NE
         ...
         ...
NonZero

After substitution this becomes:

test    CMP     r0, #0
        BNE     NonZero
         ...
         ...
NonZero