Access single bytes of variables (Millfork vs Prog8)

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Hello programmers of Millfork and Prog8.

I have now used a lot of time to see if Prog8 has this Millfork function:

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You can access single bytes of variables by using the following notations:

• for 2-byte-sized variables: .lo for the least significant byte and .hi for the most significant byte

• for larger variables: .b0 for the least significant byte and then .b1, .b2 and so on

You can also access words that are parts of variables:

• for 3-byte-sized variables: .loword is the word formed from .b1 and .b0 and .hiword is the word formed from .b2 and .b1

• for 4-byte-sized variables: .loword is the word formed from .b1 and .b0 and .hiword is the word formed from .b3 and .b2

 

I want to extract just one byte from a word variable and I just can't seem to figure it out in Prog8.

Is it possible?

PS I'm still deciding which languages I want to use, Prog8 or Millfork (maybe I should make a Prog8 VS Millfork thread).

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Seems you can, I got this from mesi on Prog8's Github:
 

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Yes, with built-in functions lsb and msb:

byte look_lo = lsb(mydata)

byte look_hi = msb(mydata)

 

 

I will go and try that