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Longword - a 32 bit unsigned integer
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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
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
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