makeWord() \ Language (API) \ Wiring 1.0 (ALPHA)

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| Reference for Wiring 1.0 (ALPHA) 0021+. If you have a previous version, use the reference included with your software. If you see any errors or have any comments, let us know.

Name |  | ### makeWord
Examples |  |
    unsigned int x; // word (16 bit or two bytes) variable
    x = makeWord(0x03, 0xFF); // x is set to 0x03FF or 1023 in decimal
Description |  | A word is a variable made of 16 bits (or 2 bytes). The makeWord command returns the word value resulting of setting the given high and low bytes
Syntax |  |
    makeWord(highByte, lowByte)
Parameters |  |
highByte |  | byte: the higher byte value
lowByte |  | byte: the lower byte value
Returns |  | unsigned int: the word value resulting of setting the given high and low bytes
Usage |  | Application
Related |  | bit() bitRead() bitWrite() highByte() lowByte()