8086 program to reverse a string

Problem: Given a string we have to reverse the string and print the reversed string. 

Examples:

Input: String : "This is a sample string"
Output: gnirts elpmas a si sihT

Input: String : "Geeks for Geeks"
Output: skeeG rof skeeG 

Explanation:

1. Create a string
2. Traverse through the string
3. Push the characters in the stack
4. Count the number of characters
5. Load the starting address of the string
6. POP the top character of the stack until count is not equal to zero
7. Put the character and reduce the count and increase the address
8. Continue until the count is greater than zero
9. Load the effective address of the string in dx using LEA command
10. Print the string by calling the interrupt with 9H in AH
11. The string must be terminated by ‘$’ sign

Program:

CPP

.MODEL SMALL
.STACK 100H
.DATA

; The string to be printed
STRING DB 'This is a sample string', '$'

.CODE
MAIN PROC FAR
MOV AX,@DATA
MOV DS,AX

; call reverse function
CALL REVERSE

; load address of the string
LEA DX,STRING

; output the string
; loaded in dx
MOV AH, 09H
INT 21H

; interrupt to exit
MOV AH, 4CH
INT 21H

MAIN ENDP
REVERSE PROC
    ; load the offset of
    ; the string
    MOV SI, OFFSET STRING

    ; count of characters of the;
    ;string
    MOV CX, 0H

    LOOP1:
    ; compare if this is;
    ;the last character
    MOV AX, [SI]
    CMP AL, '$'
    JE LABEL1

    ; else push it in the;
    ;stack
    PUSH [SI]

    ; increment the pointer;
    ;and count
    INC SI
    INC CX

    JMP LOOP1

    LABEL1:
    ; again load the starting;
    ;address of the string
    MOV SI, OFFSET STRING

        LOOP2:
        ;if count not equal to zero
        CMP CX,0
        JE EXIT

        ; pop the top of stack
        POP DX

        ; make dh, 0
        XOR DH, DH

        ; put the character of the;
        ;reversed string
        MOV [SI], DX

        ; increment si and;
        ;decrement count
        INC SI
        DEC CX

        JMP LOOP2


    EXIT:
    ; add $ to the end of string
    MOV [SI],'$ '
    RET

REVERSE ENDP
END MAIN

Output:

gnirts elpmas a si sihT

Note: The program cannot be run on an online editor, please use MASM to run the program and use dos box to run MASM, you might use any 8086 emulator to run the program.