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diff --git a/docs/source/lang/api/highbyte.rst b/docs/source/lang/api/highbyte.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..50a1fa6 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/source/lang/api/highbyte.rst @@ -0,0 +1,59 @@ +.. highlight:: cpp + +.. _lang-highbyte: + +highByte() +========== + +(Macro) Extracts the second lowest byte of an integral data type. + +.. warning:: This macro is provided for compatibility with Arduino + only. It returns the second-least significant byte in an integral + value. It makes sense to call this the "high" byte on a 16-bit + ``int`` microcontroller like the Atmel chips on Arduinos, but it + makes no sense at all on a 32-bit microcontroller like the STM32s + in the Maple line. + + In short: we provide this so that existing Arduino code works as + expected, but **strongly discourage its use** in new programs. + +Syntax +------ + +:: + + highByte(x) + +Parameters +---------- + +**x**: a value of any integral type. + +Returns +------- + +Second lowest byte in **x**. + +Example +------- + +:: + + int x = 0xDEADBEEF; + SerialUSB.println(x, HEX); // prints "BE" + +Arduino Compatibility +--------------------- + +The Maple version of ``highByte()`` is compatible with Arduino. + +See Also +-------- + +- :ref:`lowByte() <lang-lowbyte>` + + + + + +.. include:: cc-attribution.txt |