.. highlight:: cpp .. _lang-bytecast: byte() (cast) ============= Converts a value to the :ref:`byte <lang-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:: /arduino-cc-attribution.txt