title: "ToPointer" description: TRSE built-in method (from IDE help)

`ToPointer`

Systems: MOS6502
Parameters: b,b

pointer = ToPointer( [ hi byte ], [ lo byte ] );

[ hi byte ] - high byte of address. Example: "$04" is the high byte of the screen address $0400.
[ lo byte ] - low byte of address. Example: "$00" is the low byte of the screen address $0400.

Description

Creates a pointer of two bytes.

Example


var
    bankAdd:byte=$40;
    zp: pointer;
begin
        // zp points to some bank 0 screen position
        zp:=$0440;

        // zp points to the same screen position in bank 1
        zp:=ToPointer( hi(zp) + bankAdd, lo(zp) );


end;