<wkitt...@windstream.net> schrieb am Mi., 25. März 2020, 19:48: > On 3/25/20 2:17 PM, Sven Barth via fpc-pascal wrote: > > wkitt...@windstream.net schrieb am Mi., 25. März 2020, 18:47: > > > >> hummm... ok, so how to you get a constant to be a byte and storing 7 > for the > >> decimal value? > > > > > > The compiler normally uses the smallest possible type that can represent > the > > value. You can force it however by using e.g. > > > > const > > MyConst = Word(42); > > > ok... so in the situation this thread is covering: > > const > foldhiddenbit = byte(7); > foldhiddenmask = byte(1 shl foldhiddenbit); > currentfoldhiddenbit = byte(6); > currentfoldhiddenmask = byte(1 shl currentfoldhiddenbit); > foldlevelmask = byte(not (foldhiddenmask or currentfoldhiddenmask)); > > is the way to do it? >
In theory, yes, but for some reason the "not" upsets this. I have yet to investigate why though and whether this is by design. Regards, Sven >
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