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swapWord, swapInt, swapDWord, swapLong, swapInt64, swapQWord

Valid for: CANoe DE • CANoe:lite DE • CANoe4SW DE • CANoe4SW:lite DE

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Function 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

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Description

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).

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Parameters

Value whose bytes are to be swapped.

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Return Values

Value with swapped bytes.

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Example

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