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MAKETYPE (1.2)
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MAKETYPE(v, type)
 
The MAKETYPE macro casts the variable specified by the v parameter as a
variable having the type specified by the type parameter. This macro permits
the contents of the variable to be accessed as if the variable had the
specified type.
 
Parameter  Description
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v          Specifies the name of the variable to be cast.
 
type       Specifies the name of the data type for the cast.
 
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