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Description
Retrieve a numeric value starting at a specified memory location.
Syntax
n = PEEK([DataType, ] address)
Returns
Number
Parameters
| Name | Type | Optional | Meaning | 
| DataType | Command | Yes | Optional parameter indicating the numeric data type to retrieve, which can be one of the following data type: BYTE WORD DWORD INTEGER LONG QUAD SINGLE DOUBLE EXT CUR If no data type is specified, BYTE will be assumed. | 
| Address | Numeric | No | A valid 32-bit memory address specifying the location in memory where data retrieval should begin | 
Remarks
Restrictions
See also
STRPTR, VARPTR, POKE$, POKE, PEEK$, PEEK
Examples
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