LoWord
LoWord Obtain least-significant 16 bits of 32-bit operand long theLong ; 32-bit source operand
returns the low-order 16 bits of theLong
This returns the low-order 16-bit word of a 32-bit long value.
theLong is any 32-bit value. It is treated as an unsigned.
Returns: a 16-bit integer; it is the low-word of theLong (i.e., the same value as (theLong & 0x0000FFFF).
Notes: This function is equivalent to the faster, but less self- documenting:
short theInt;
long theLong;
theInt = theLong & 0xFFFF;
If you use this function often, you may wish to create a fast macro; e.g.:
#define LoWord(x) ( (unsigned long)x &0xFFFF )
type. The high word is the integer portion and the low word is the
fractional part.