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3.17 PEEKW

Function

Read a word (two bytes) from memory.

Header

peekpoke.h

Declaration

unsigned PEEKW (unsigned addr);

Description

The function will read the absolute memory given by addr and return the value read. The byte read from the higher address is the high byte of the return value.

Limits

  • The function is actually a macro.
  • This function depends highly on the platform and environment.
  • The order in which the two bytes are read is unspecified and may depend of the address expression used.

Availability

cc65

See also

PEEK, POKE

Example

None.


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