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Name |  | ### byte
Examples |  |
    byte a;         // Declare variable "a" of type byte
    a = 23;         // Assign "a" the value 23
    byte b = -128;  // Declare variable "b" and assign it the value -128
    byte c = a + b; // Declare variable "c" and assign it the sum of "a" and "b"
Description |  | Datatype for bytes, 8 bits of information storing numerical values from 127 to -128. Bytes are a convenient datatype for sending information to and from the serial port and for representing letters in a simpler format than the char datatype.
Syntax |  |
    byte var
    byte var = value
Parameters |  |
var |  | variable name referencing the value
value |  | a number between 127 to -128
Usage |  | Web & Application
Related |  | int float boolean

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