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9.253 ShortWord

Synopsis

 
type
  ShortWord = ShortCard;

Description

`ShortWord' is an unsigned integer type which is not larger than `Word'. On most platforms it is 16 bits wide and thus has a range of of `0..65535'. It is the same as section 9.250 ShortCard.

`ShortWord' in GNU Pascal is compatible to `short unsigned int' in GNU C.

There are lots of other integer types in GPC, see section 8.2.3 Integer Types.

Conforming to

`ShortWord' is a GNU Pascal extension.

`ShortWord' in GNU Pascal essentially corresponds to `Word' in Borland Pascal and Delphi where it is a 16-bit unsigned integer type.

Example

 
program ShortWordDemo;
var
  a: ShortWord;
begin
  a := 42;
  WriteLn (a)
end.

See also

section 8.2.3 Integer Types, section 8.2.10.1 Subrange Types.



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