Delphi Basics : LongWord command

DelphiBasics

LongWord
Type

A 32 bit unsigned integer

System unit

type LongWord = 0..4294967295;

Description

The LongWord type is an integer holding positive values up to 4294967295. It occupies 32 bits of storage.

The LongInt type is the equivalent 32 bit type for signed integers (-2147483648 to 21474783647).

Related commands

Byte		An integer type supporting values 0 to 255
Cardinal		The basic unsigned integer type
Int64		A 64 bit sized integer - the largest in Delphi
Integer		The basic Integer type
LongInt		An Integer whose size is guaranteed to be 32 bits
ShortInt		An integer type supporting values -128 to 127
SmallInt		An Integer type supporting values from -32768 to 32767
Word		An integer type supporting values 0 to 65535

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Example code : Showing maximum and minimum LongWord values

var
  min, max : LongWord;
begin
  // Set the minimum and maximum values of this data type
  min := Low(LongWord);
  max := High(LongWord);
  ShowMessage('Min long word value = '+IntToStr(min));
  ShowMessage('Max long word value = '+IntToStr(max));
end;

Show full unit code

Min long word value = 0
Max long word value = 4294967295