Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 14 Sep 2012 16:25:15 +0200 (CEST) | From | Jan Engelhardt <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] strings: helper for maximum decimal encoding of an unsigned integer |
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On Friday 2012-09-14 15:46, Jim Rees wrote:
>Jan Engelhardt wrote: > > >A pure K&R-C version would use a string: > >#define base10len(i) "\0x1\0x3\0x5\0x8\0x0A\0x0D\0x0F\0x11\0x14"[sizeof(i)] > >(if I converted them properly into hexadecimal) > The syntax is \x01\x03\x05... > >K&R doesn't have the \x escape, only \0 (octal).
People recommend K&R only for the introductory reading, not for its actuality.
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