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The ShortInt type is the smallest form of signed integer, occupying 8 bits (1 byte) of storage.
It supports only the integers from -128 to 127.
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| 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 | LongWord | | A 32 bit unsigned integer | 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 the maximum and minimum values | var
min, max : ShortInt;
begin
 // Set the minimum and maximum values of this data type
min := Low(ShortInt);
max := High(ShortInt);
ShowMessage('Min short int value = '+IntToStr(min));
ShowMessage('Max short int value = '+IntToStr(max));
end;
| Show full unit code | Min short int value = -128
Max short int value = 127 |
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