Xref: utzoo comp.lang.c:5508 comp.lang.c++:579 Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!cmcl2!rutgers!ames!ucbcad!ucbvax!hplabs!nsc!taux01!amos From: amos@taux01.UUCP (Amos Shapir) Newsgroups: comp.lang.c,comp.lang.c++ Subject: Re: Binary integer literals Message-ID: <415@taux01.UUCP> Date: 9 Dec 87 14:32:32 GMT References: <2752@super.upenn.edu> Reply-To: amos%taux01@nsc.com (Amos Shapir) Organization: National Semiconductor (Israel) Ltd. Home of the 32532 Lines: 14 Summary: That's a matter of habit Hdate: 18 Kislev 5748 In article <2752@super.upenn.edu> george@hyper.lap.upenn.edu (George Zipperlen) writes: >Wanted: a way to declare binary constants! Personally, I like hex/octal better; once you get used to it and have the bit patterns in your head, it' much easier to use, e.g., in: > 0x8200, /* 1000001000000000, */ quick, is bit 10 set or reset? Now, try it again with 32-bit values... -- Amos Shapir (My other cpu is a NS32532) National Semiconductor (Israel) 6 Maskit st. P.O.B. 3007, Herzlia 46104, Israel Tel. +972 52 522261 amos%taux01@nsc.com (used to be amos%nsta@nsc.com) 34 48 E / 32 10 N