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Chapter 8 - QuickDraw GX Mathematics / QuickDraw GX Mathematics Reference

Number-Conversion Macros / Format Conversions

ff

You can use the ff macro to convert an integer to a Fixed number.

#define ff(a) ((Fixed)(a) << 16)

a

An integer to be converted to a Fixed number.

macro result

A Fixed number having the same value as the integer.

DESCRIPTION

The ff macro converts an integer a to a Fixed number. This macro name is shorthand notation for the IntToFixed macro, and provides identical functionality.

SEE ALSO

For an example of how to use the ff macro, see the section "Converting Number Formats" beginning on page 8-26.

The IntToFixed macro is described in the previous section.