DWORD variable with low/high word and low/high byte

c winapi types dword
Midas picture Midas · Nov 21, 2010 · Viewed 14k times · Source

How in C can we read and make DWORD variables with a low and high word and low and high byte?

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Puppy picture Puppy · Nov 21, 2010

WinAPI provides macros for the manipulations of these types, such as:

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