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Smallint - an integer type supporting values from -32768 to 32767
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type SmallInt = -32768..32767;
Description
The SmallInt type is a 16 bit sized signed Integer.
To hold larger integers, use the Integer , LongInt (both 32 bits) or the Int64 (64 bits) types.
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
Word An integer type supporting values 0 to 65535
Example code : Showing the capacity of SmallInt
var
min, max : SmallInt;
begin
// Set the minimum and maximum values of this data type
min := Low(SmallInt);
max := High(SmallInt);
ShowMessage('Min smallint value = '+IntToStr(min));
ShowMessage('Max smallint value = '+IntToStr(max));
end;
Show full unit code
Min smallint value = -32767
Max smallint value = 32768
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