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Shortint - an integer type supporting values -128 to 127
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type ShortInt = -128..127;
Description
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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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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