Delphi Basics
Word
Type
An integer type supporting values 0 to 65535 System unit
  type Word = 0..65535;
Description
The Word type is an integer holding positive values up to 65535. It occupies 16 bits of storage.
 
The SmallInt type is the equivalent 16 bit type for signed integers (-32768 to 32767).
Related commands
Byte An integer type supporting values 0 to 255
Cardinal The basic unsigned integer type
Int64 A 64 bit sized integer - the largest in Delphi
Integer The basic Integer type
LongInt An Integer whose size is guaranteed to be 32 bits
LongWord A 32 bit unsigned integer
ShortInt An integer type supporting values -128 to 127
SmallInt An Integer type supporting values from -32768 to 32767
 
Example code : Showing maximum and minimum Word values
// Full Unit code.
// -----------------------------------------------------------
// You must store this code in a unit called Unit1 with a form
// called Form1 that has an OnCreate event called FormCreate.
 
unit Unit1;
 
interface
 
uses
  // The System unit does not need to be defined
  SysUtils,
  Forms, Dialogs;
 
type
  TForm1 = class(TForm)
    procedure FormCreate(Sender: TObject);
  end;
 
var
  
Form1: TForm1;
 
implementation
{$R *.dfm} // Include form definitions
 
procedure TForm1.FormCreate(Sender: TObject);

var
  min, max : Word;
begin
  // Set the minimum and maximum values of this data type
  min := Low(Word);
  max := High(Word);
  ShowMessage('Min word value = '+IntToStr(min));
  ShowMessage('Max word value = '+IntToStr(max));
end;
 
end.
Hide full unit code
   Min word value = 0
   Max word value = 65535
 
 
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