SwapWord

Syntax

word swapWord(word x); // form 1

int swapInt(int x); // form 2

dword swapDWord(dword x); // form 3

long swapLong(long x); // form 4

int64 swapInt64(int64 x); // form 5

qword swapQWord(qword x); // form 6

Function

Swaps bytes of parameters. CAPL arithmetics follows the "little-endian-format" (Intel). The swap-functions serve for swapping bytes for the transition to and from the "big-endian-format" (Motorola).

Parameters

Value whose bytes are to be swapped.

Return Values

Value with swapped bytes.

bigEndian = swapInt(1234); // create constant 1234 for Motorola processors