Delphi Basics : Lo command

DelphiBasics

Lo
Function

Returns the low-order byte of a (2 byte) Integer

System unit

function Lo(IntValue Integer):Byte;

Description

The Lo function returns the low order byte of a 2 byte integer IntValue as a single byte.

Related commands

Hi		Returns the hi-order byte of a (2 byte) Integer
Shl		Shift an integer value left by a number of bits
Shr		Shift an integer value right by a number of bits

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Example code : Illustrate Ho and Lo functions

var
  i : Integer;

begin
  i := $2345;  // $2345 hex : $23 hi byte, $45 lo byte
  ShowMessage(Format('Integer = $%x', [i]));
  ShowMessage(Format('Hi byte = $%x', [Hi(i)]));
  ShowMessage(Format('Lo byte = $%x', [Lo(i)]));
end;

Show full unit code

  Integer = $2345
  Hi byte = $23
  Lo byte = $45