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PEEKB(IEXP) (INTEGER)
Function
Return the value (0-255) of a byte at a specified memory address.
(PEEK is a synonym)
Syntax
PEEKB(addr)
addr = An integer expression with the address of the byte to peek.
Return Type & Value
INTEGER
Returns the value of the byte at addr.
Remarks
It is sometimes necessary to read values from memory directly (for
example, from the system BIOS data segment). This function will return
a byte quantity (0-255) from a specified memory address.
Examples
PRINTLN "The current video mode is ",PEEKB(MKADDR(40h,49h))
See Also:
MKADDR()
PEEKDW()
PEEKW()
POKEB
POKEDW
POKEW
VARADDR
VAROFF
VARSEG
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