BytePTR

BytePointer = BytePTR(Pointer)

Parameters:     Pointer = The Pointer Data Type you wish to recast

Returns:     BytePointer = Returns the recast input value as a new pointer

BytePTR will explicitly recast the supplied pointer to that of a Byte pointer. FACTS:       * Typed pointers like Byte/Word/Integer and Float can only read/write values of matching data type.       * Additions / Subtraction to typed pointers with be automatically scale to the pointers data width. Mini Tutorial:       This Example declares an generic integer pointer, then dynamically recasts it to read different data types from memory.    ; Allocate a new bank and get it's address in memory   BufferAddress=GetBankPtr(NewBank(1000))         Dim GenericPointer As Pointer    ; Write sopme data into this memory   GenericPointer=BUfferAddress   *GenericPointer = $12345678   GenericPointer=GenericPointer+4   *GenericPointer = 123.456    ; Reset pointer to buffer address (Address of our bank)   GenericPointer=BUfferAddress    ; read the typed values from this generic pointer by recasting them   Print Hex$(*BytePtr(GenericPOinter))   Print Hex$(*WordPtr(GenericPOinter))   Print Hex$(*IntPtr(GenericPOinter))   Print *FloatPtr(GenericPOinter+4)      Sync   WaitKey    This example would output.      $00000078   $00005678   $12345678   123.456

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