Delphi Basics : Word command

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Word
Type

An integer type supporting values 0 to 65535

System unit

type Word = 0..65535;

Description

The Word type is an integer holding positive values up to 65535. It occupies 16 bits of storage.

The SmallInt type is the equivalent 16 bit type for signed integers (-32768 to 32767).

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
ShortInt		An integer type supporting values -128 to 127
SmallInt		An Integer type supporting values from -32768 to 32767

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Example code : Showing maximum and minimum Word values

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

Show full unit code

Min word value = 0
Max word value = 65535