SHORT

• Source: https://www.freebasic.net/wiki/wikka.php?wakka=KeyPgShort
• Last revised: 2021-12-13

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Standard data type: 16 bit signed

Syntax

` dim variable as Short

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Description

16-bit signed whole-number data type. Can hold values from -32768 to 32767.

Examples

start GeSHi

  Dim x As Short = CShort(&H8000)
  Dim y As Short = CShort(&H7FFF)
  Print "Short Range = "; x; " to "; y

end GeSHi

Output:

Short Range = -32768 to  32767

Dialect Differences

• Not available in the -lang qb dialect unless referenced with the alias __Short.

Differences from QB

• The name "short" is new to FreeBASIC, however they are the same as integers in QB

See also

• Ushort
• Cshort
• Table with variable types overview, limits and suffixes

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