Representing the constant that is the scale mask for the flags field.
[Visual Basic] Public Const ScaleMask As Integer [C#] public const int ScaleMask; [C++] public: const int ScaleMask; [JScript] public var ScaleMask : int;
The ScaleMask is for the flags field. This byte in the flags field contains the power of ten with which to divide the Decimal value. The scale byte must contain a value between 0 through 28, inconclusive.
The ScaleMask hexadecimal value is 0x00FF0000.
A value of zero in this bit indicates a positive Decimal value, and a value of one in this bit indicates a negative Decimal value.
The number of bits the scale (ScaleShift) is shifted by is 16.