Int8 Data Type
Holds signed 8-bit (1-byte) integer values in the range −128 – +127.
Instructions
- Default value
- When you declare a variable of type
Int8and do not initialize it, its default value is zero (0). - Automatic conversions
Int8widens toInt16,Int32,Int64,Int128,Real32,Real64, orReal128without risk of overflow.- Type characters
- You can put the suffix
i8(orI8) on the end of an integer literal. But there are no type characters for names.
Shared methods and properties
Int8.Default As Int8- Returns the default value,
0. Int8.Max As Int8- Returns the maximum positive value.
Int8.Min As Int8- Returns the minimum negative value.
Int8.Parse(str As String, Optional #format As Format) As Int8- Tries to parse a string that shows as an integer.
- If
#formatis not given or is#Null, it tries to parsestras a decimal (base-10) integer. Or you can make it clear withFormat.Base10. Int8.Size As Int32- Returns the number of available bytes. This is always one (1).
Examples
Dim foo As Int8