lowByte()

Description

Extracts the low-order (rightmost) byte of a variable (e.g. a word).

Syntax

lowByte(x)

Parameter Values

  • x: a value of any type

Return Values

  • Data type: byte.

Example

void setup() { Serial.begin(9600); int variable = 7982; Serial.print("VARIABLE: "); Serial.println(variable, HEX); // in hex format byte low_byte = lowByte(variable); Serial.print("LOW_BYTE: "); Serial.println(low_byte, HEX); // in hex format } void loop() { }

The result in Serial Monitor:

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VARIABLE: 1F2E LOW_BYTE: 2E
Ln 11, Col 1
Arduino Uno on COM15
2

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