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author | Marti Bolivar <mbolivar@mit.edu> | 2010-11-28 11:23:33 -0500 |
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committer | Marti Bolivar <mbolivar@mit.edu> | 2010-11-28 11:23:33 -0500 |
commit | 5e587be27a7c3bd854b686952a5c9637a2432ff0 (patch) | |
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reorganized all the arduino/ docs into a lang/ subdirectory since
they're properly CC attributed now.
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diff --git a/docs/source/lang/byte.rst b/docs/source/lang/byte.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..45c9d5f --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/source/lang/byte.rst @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +.. highlight:: cpp + +.. _lang-byte: + +byte +==== + +The ``byte`` type stores a 1-byte (8-bit) unsigned integer number, +from 0 to 255. + +.. warning:: + + The ``byte`` type is provided for compatibility with Arduino. + However, it is a non-standard extension. The standard C++ type for + storing an 8-bit unsigned integer is ``unsigned char``; we + recommend using that instead. (Your code will still work on an + Arduino). + + +Example +------- + +:: + + byte b = 134; + +See Also +-------- + +- :ref:`byte() <lang-bytecast>` (casting a value to a byte) +- :ref:`Variables <lang-variables>` + + +.. include:: cc-attribution.txt |