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FixMul

You can use the FixMul function to multiply a variable of type Fixed with another variable of type Fixed or with a variable of type Fract or LongInt.

FUNCTION FixMul (a, b: Fixed): Fixed;

a

The first operand, which can be a variable of type Fixed or a variable of type Fract or LongInt.

b

The second operand, which can be a variable of type Fixed or a variable of type Fract or LongInt.

DESCRIPTION

The FixMul function returns the product of the numbers specified in the a and b parameters. At least one of a and b should be a variable of type Fixed.

The returned value is in the format of a LongInt if one of a or b is a LongInt. It is a Fract number if one of a or b is Fract. It is a Fixed number if both a and b are Fixed numbers.

Overflows are set to the maximum representable value with the correct sign ($80000000 for negative results and $7FFFFFFF for positive results).

SEE ALSO

For a summary of the routines that perform operations on the Fixed and Fract data type, see Table 3-2 on page 3-26.