Pascal <-> FreeBASIC | Explicit conversion to 8-bit integer

Pascal

shortint

 shortint (expr)

Used keywords: shortint

Explicit conversion to 8-bit integer the possible of use:

xmin := -128; ymax := 127;
x:= -5;           { x = -5}
y:= -(15 mod 4);   { y = -3}
y := shortint((x * y));    { z = 15}

FreeBASIC

 CByte (expr)

Used keywords: cbyte

Explicit conversion to 8-bit integer the possible of use:

xmin = -128
 ymax = 127
Dim x As byte= -5           ' x = -5
Dim y As byte= -(15 mod 4)   ' y = -3
y = CByte((x * y))    ' z = 15

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