Dim variable As Byte

8-bit signed whole-number data type. Can hold a value in the range of -128 to 127.

  Dim bytevar As Byte
  bytevar = 100
  Print "bytevar= ", bytevar

Dim x As Byte = CByte(&H80)
Dim y As Byte = CByte(&H7F)
Print "Byte Range = "; x; " to "; y

Output:

Byte Range = -128 to  127

• Not available in the -lang qb dialect unless referenced with the alias __Byte.
  
  

• New to FreeBASIC
  
  

• UByte
  
• CByte