LOWORD

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This macro retrieves the low-order word from the specified 32-bit value.

WORD LOWORD( 
DWORD dwValue );

Parameters

  • dwValue
    Specifies the value to be converted.

Return Values

The return value is the low-order word of the specified value.

Remarks

The LOWORD macro is defined as follows:

#define LOWORD(l)   ((WORD) (l))

Requirements

Runs on Versions Defined in Include Link to
Windows CE OS 1.0 and later Windef.h    

Note   This API is part of the complete Windows CE OS package as provided by Microsoft. The functionality of a particular platform is determined by the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and some devices may not support this API.

See Also

HIWORD, LOBYTE

 Last updated on Tuesday, July 13, 2004

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