Variable types

lowell · July 22nd, 2007, 09:32 PM

Is there a difference between a Short type and an Int16 type?

Thanks, Lowell

Imar · July 23rd, 2007, 01:11 AM

Hi there,

Yes, there is. A Byte stores numbers between 0 to 255 while an Int16 has a range of -32,768 to 32,767.

Cheers,

Imar

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Doknjas · July 23rd, 2007, 06:03 PM

Short and Int16 are the same type. 'Short' is just a VB alias for 'System.Int16'. All the native VB types are aliases for system types.

Imar · July 24th, 2007, 12:53 AM

Sorry, about that; misread the question and somehow answered it for Byte and Int16..... ;)

Doknjas is right; take a look here for more details:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/47zceaw7(VS.80).aspx

Imar

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