3.19 POKEW

Function

Write a word (two bytes) to memory.

Header

peekpoke.h

Declaration

void POKEW (unsigned addr, unsigned val);

Description

The function writes the value val to the absolute memory address given by addr. The low byte of val is written to the addr, the high byte is written to addr+1.

Limits

• The function is actually a macro.
• This function depends highly on the platform and environment.
• Careless use will cause the program to act strange or may crash the machine.
• The order in which the two bytes are written is unspecified and may depend of the address expression used.

Availability

cc65

See also

PEEK, POKE

Example

None.