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ByteBool

Synopsis

     type
       ByteBool = Boolean attribute (Size = BitSizeOf (Byte));

Description

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

Conforming to

ByteBool is a Borland Pascal extension.

Example

     program ByteBoolDemo;
     var
       a: ByteBool;
     begin
       Byte (a) := 1;
       if a then WriteLn ('Ord (True) = 1')
     end.

See also

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