ShortBool

Synopsis

     type
       ShortBool = Boolean attribute (Size = BitSizeOf (ShortInt));

Description

The intrinsic ShortBool represents boolean values, but occupies the same memory space as a ShortInt. It is used when you need to define a parameter or record that conforms to some external library or system specification.

Conforming to

ShortBool is a GNU Pascal extension.

Example

     program ShortBoolDemo;
     var
       a: ShortBool;
     begin
       ShortInt (a) := 1;
       if a then WriteLn ('Ord (True) = 1')
     end.

See also

Boolean (Intrinsic), Boolean, True, False, CBoolean, ByteBool, MedBool, WordBool, LongBool, LongestBool.