From a0549b4a15a7093f990fffa4bc1d2d52ec1c16e2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Hanna Mendes Levitin Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2010 03:37:07 -0600 Subject: docs, now with style --- docs/source/lang/cpp/bytecast.rst | 50 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 50 insertions(+) create mode 100644 docs/source/lang/cpp/bytecast.rst (limited to 'docs/source/lang/cpp/bytecast.rst') diff --git a/docs/source/lang/cpp/bytecast.rst b/docs/source/lang/cpp/bytecast.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b3f0de2 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/source/lang/cpp/bytecast.rst @@ -0,0 +1,50 @@ +.. highlight:: cpp + +.. _lang-bytecast: + +byte() (cast) +============= + +Converts a value to the :ref:`byte ` data type. + +.. note:: + + Casting to the byte type is provided for compatibility with + Arduino. However, the recommended Maple type for storing an 8-bit + unsigned integer is ``uint8``. (C and C++ programmers: ``stdint.h`` + is also available). + + In order to cast a variable ``x`` to a ``uint8``, the + following syntax can be used:: + + uint8(x); + +Syntax +------ + +``byte(x)`` + + +Parameters +---------- + +**x**: a value of any integer type + + +Returns +------- + +The value, converted to a ``byte``. Note, however, that if the value +is larger than the maximum value you can store in a byte (255), then +the results might be strange and unexpected. + + +See Also +-------- + +- :ref:`lang-byte` + + + + +.. include:: cc-attribution.txt -- cgit v1.2.3