LongBool

Synopsis

     type
       LongBool = Boolean attribute (Size = BitSizeOf (LongInt));

Description

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

Conforming to

LongBool is a Borland Pascal extension.

Example

     program LongBoolDemo;
     var
       a: LongBool;
     begin
       LongInt (a) := 1;
       if a then WriteLn ('Ord (True) = 1')
     end.

See also

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