Below is the code ive written just to count the characters typed in. I
assumed EOF is -1, so if i type -1 and then press enter shouldnt the
program end? It orks if i put something like 'q' in the while loop to
end the loop.
what is up?
<code>
#include <stdio.h>
void main() {
long nc;
nc = 0;
while (getchar() != 'EOF') {
++nc;
}
printf("%ld\n", nc);
}
</code>
thanks
Dave
28  4548 
"Dave" <no*****@noemail.com> skrev i meddelandet
news:bj**********@titan.btinternet.com... Below is the code ive written just to count the characters typed in. I
assumed EOF is -1, so if i type -1 and then press enter shouldnt the
program end?
No, because when you type -1 it isn't stored as a character, but two
characters '-' and '1'. '-1' however is a single character, and those two
values doesn't match.
However, you could do a test yourself, and check for a series of letters.
Should be quite easy for you to do. I believe the theory is to put all the
input characters into an array, and check if the last two characters in the
array is equal to '-' and '1'.
--
Tim Cambrant
<tim at cambrant dot com>
On Thu, 11 Sep 2003 15:09:58 GMT, "Tim Cambrant" <ti*@cambrant.com.net> wrote: "Dave" <no*****@noemail.com> skrev i meddelandet
news:bj**********@titan.btinternet.com... Below is the code ive written just to count the characters typed in. I
assumed EOF is -1, so if i type -1 and then press enter shouldnt the
program end?
No, because when you type -1 it isn't stored as a character, but two
characters '-' and '1'. '-1' however is a single character, and those two
values doesn't match.
However, you could do a test yourself, and check for a series of letters.
Should be quite easy for you to do. I believe the theory is to put all the
input characters into an array, and check if the last two characters in the
array is equal to '-' and '1'.
Or better yet, if your platform supports it, enter the key or key combination
that signals end-of-input-data.
On MSDOS-based systems, this would be the ^Z key combination
On Unix-based systems, this would be what ever combination generates the 'eof'
signal (typically ^D, but check your stty settings to be sure).
--
Lew Pitcher
IT Consultant, Enterprise Technology Solutions
Toronto Dominion Bank Financial Group
(Opinions expressed are my own, not my employers')
Dave <no*****@noemail.com> wrote: Below is the code ive written just to count the characters typed in. I
assumed EOF is -1, so if i type -1 and then press enter shouldnt the
program end?
Already addressed in the other replies.
It orks if i put something like 'q' in the while loop to
end the loop.
what is up?
<code>
#include <stdio.h>
void main() {
int main( void ) {
long nc;
nc = 0;
while (getchar() != 'EOF') {
^^^^^
illegal character constant, just write EOF (it is defined in stdio.h)
++nc;
}
printf("%ld\n", nc);
return 0;}
</code>
AFAIK it is implementation defined how to produce an EOF via the
keyboard (e.g. Ctr-Z, Ctrl-C, Ctrl-D, ... ).
thanks
Dave
Regards
Irrwahn
--
Close your eyes and press escape three times.
On Thu, 11 Sep 2003, Irrwahn Grausewitz wrote: Dave <no*****@noemail.com> wrote:
long nc;
nc = 0;
while (getchar() != 'EOF') {
^^^^^
illegal character constant, just write EOF (it is defined in stdio.h)
It's not "illegal," just implementation-defined. In fact, 'EOF' might
even equal EOF if you're lucky. :-)
-- au***@axis.com
In <ef********************************@4ax.com> Irrwahn Grausewitz <ir*****@freenet.de> writes: Dave <no*****@noemail.com> wrote:
Below is the code ive written just to count the characters typed in. I
assumed EOF is -1, so if i type -1 and then press enter shouldnt the
program end?
Already addressed in the other replies.
It orks if i put something like 'q' in the while loop to
end the loop.
what is up?
<code>
#include <stdio.h>
void main() {
int main( void ) {
long nc;
nc = 0;
while (getchar() != 'EOF') {
^^^^^
illegal character constant, just write EOF (it is defined in stdio.h)
'EOF' is perfectly legal as a character constant, just not what the OP
needs in his program.
Dan
--
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DESY Zeuthen, RZ group
Email: Da*****@ifh.de
Johan Aurér <au***@axis.com> wrote: On Thu, 11 Sep 2003, Irrwahn Grausewitz wrote:
Dave <no*****@noemail.com> wrote:
>
> long nc;
>
> nc = 0;
> while (getchar() != 'EOF') { ^^^^^
illegal character constant, just write EOF (it is defined in stdio.h)
It's not "illegal," just implementation-defined.
Hmph, you're so right.
In fact, 'EOF' might
even equal EOF if you're lucky. :-)
I would call this bad luck, in that it would hide the fact that
one wrote unportable code. :-)
Irrwahn
--
Close your eyes and press escape three times.
Do you people know that code is taken from page 18
of The C programming language by kernigan & ritchie.
In article <bj**********@titan.btinternet.com>, amanayin wrote: Do you people know that code is taken from page 18
of The C programming language by kernigan & ritchie.
Yes. It is similar to, but not the same as the code on that
page in that book.
--
Andreas Kähäri
Irrwahn Grausewitz <ir*****@freenet.de> writes: Dave <no*****@noemail.com> wrote: while (getchar() != 'EOF') {
^^^^^
illegal character constant, just write EOF (it is defined in stdio.h)
Not illegal, but its value is implementation-defined. It is
certainly not what the OP wants.
--
"It wouldn't be a new C standard if it didn't give a
new meaning to the word `static'."
--Peter Seebach on C99
Dave <no*****@noemail.com> wrote in message news:<bj**********@titan.btinternet.com>... Below is the code ive written just to count the characters typed in. I
assumed EOF is -1, so if i type -1 and then press enter shouldnt the
program end?
When you type -1 at the command line, you're entering a string of
characters, not a single integral value. What getchar() sees in the
input stream is '-', '1', not -1.
Entering an EOF at the command line varies from system to system.
Some may not allow it at all. You're better off using a specific
character like 'q' for an explicit quit command.
You could try Ctrl-D or Ctrl-Z, but don't expect them to work
everywhere.
It orks if i put something like 'q' in the while loop to
end the loop.
what is up?
<code>
#include <stdio.h>
void main() {
int main (void) {
long nc;
nc = 0;
while (getchar() != 'EOF') {
Lose the quotes around EOF.
while (getchar() != EOF) { ++nc;
}
printf("%ld\n", nc);
}
</code>
thanks
Dave
amanayin <ng******@netscape.net> writes: Do you people know that code is taken from page 18
of The C programming language by kernigan & ritchie.
I am sure that K&R would not use 'EOF' to test for end-of-file,
because they know how to write C.
--
char a[]="\n .CJacehknorstu";int putchar(int);int main(void){unsigned long b[]
={0x67dffdff,0x9aa9aa6a,0xa77ffda9,0x7da6aa6a,0xa6 7f6aaa,0xaa9aa9f6,0x1f6},*p=
b,x,i=24;for(;p+=!*p;*p/=4)switch(x=*p&3)case 0:{return 0;for(p--;i--;i--)case
2:{i++;if(1)break;else default:continue;if(0)case 1:putchar(a[i&15]);break;}}}
amanayin <ng******@netscape.net> wrote: Do you people know that code is taken from page 18
of The C programming language by kernigan & ritchie.
Let's see...
OP> #include <stdio.h>
OP>
OP> void main() {
OP>
OP> long nc;
OP>
OP> nc = 0;
OP> while (getchar() != 'EOF') {
OP> ++nc;
OP> }
OP> printf("%ld\n", nc);
OP> }
K&R> #include <stdio.h>
K&R>
K&R> main()
K&R> {
K&R> long nc;
K&R>
K&R> nc = 0;
K&R> while (getchar() != EOF)
K&R> ++nc;
K&R> printf("%ld\n", nc);
K&R> }
Notice the two differences?
Hint: one invokes UB in OP's code.
Irrwahn
--
Close your eyes and press escape three times.
On Thu, 11 Sep 2003 16:27:04 UTC, Johan Aurér <au***@axis.com> wrote: On Thu, 11 Sep 2003, Irrwahn Grausewitz wrote:
Dave <no*****@noemail.com> wrote:
long nc;
nc = 0;
while (getchar() != 'EOF') {
^^^^^
illegal character constant, just write EOF (it is defined in stdio.h)
It's not "illegal," just implementation-defined. In fact, 'EOF' might
even equal EOF if you're lucky. :-)
No, 'abc' or 'EOF' or 'BAD' is NOT a character. A character is a
single char, not a sequence of chars. A sequence of chars is known a
string, but a string must be in double quotes. So the compiler will
throw a diagnistic.
--
Tschau/Bye
Herbert
eComStation 1.1 Deutsch Beta ist verügbar
In article <wmzsGguTDN6N-pn2-1wd4V82b3Onx@moon>,
The Real OS/2 Guy <os****@pc-rosenau.de> wrote: On Thu, 11 Sep 2003 16:27:04 UTC, Johan Aurér <au***@axis.com> wrote:
It's not "illegal," just implementation-defined. In fact, 'EOF' might
even equal EOF if you're lucky. :-)
ITYM "not lucky".
No, 'abc' or 'EOF' or 'BAD' is NOT a character. A character is a
single char, not a sequence of chars. A sequence of chars is known a
string, but a string must be in double quotes. So the compiler will
throw a diagnistic.
Quoth n869 (6.4.4.4):
--------
Description
[#2] An integer character constant is a sequence of one or
^^^^^^
more multibyte characters enclosed in single-quotes, as in
^^^^
'x' or 'ab'. A wide character constant is the same, except
prefixed by the letter L. With a few exceptions detailed
later, the elements of the sequence are any members of the
source character set; they are mapped in an implementation-
defined manner to members of the execution character set.
--------
So 'abc' is no less a character constant than 'a'. It may or may not
correspond to an acceptable char value, but it's perfectly acceptable as a
source code construct. (And, just for if you're going to try to nitpick
on the 'may not correspond to an acceptable value', I'll point out that
'a' isn't a "character" either, only a character constant whose value
(of integer type) corresponds to the appropriate character.)
dave
--
Dave Vandervies dj******@csclub.uwaterloo.ca
Fortunately programmers who actually use those anomalous cases are few,
and getting fewer every time we catch up to one.
--David Thompson in comp.lang.c
"The Real OS/2 Guy" <os****@pc-rosenau.de> wrote: On Thu, 11 Sep 2003 16:27:04 UTC, Johan Aurér <au***@axis.com> wrote:
On Thu, 11 Sep 2003, Irrwahn Grausewitz wrote:
> Dave <no*****@noemail.com> wrote:
>
> >
> > long nc;
> >
> > nc = 0;
> > while (getchar() != 'EOF') {
> ^^^^^
> illegal character constant, just write EOF (it is defined in stdio.h)
It's not "illegal," just implementation-defined. In fact, 'EOF' might
even equal EOF if you're lucky. :-)
No, 'abc' or 'EOF' or 'BAD' is NOT a character.
It's not a character, it's a (integer) character constant with
implementation-defined value.
From WG14/N843, section 6.4.4.4:
[...]
[#2] An integer character constant is a sequence of one or
more multibyte characters enclosed in single-quotes, as in
'x' or 'ab'. A wide character constant is the same, except
prefixed by the letter L. With a few exceptions detailed
later, the elements of the sequence are any members of the
source character set; they are mapped in an implementation-
defined manner to members of the execution character set.
[...]
[#10] An integer character constant has type int. The value
of an integer character constant containing a single
character that maps to a member of the basic execution
character set is the numerical value of the representation
of the mapped character interpreted as an integer. The
value of an integer character constant containing more than
one character, or containing a character or escape sequence
not represented in the basic execution character set, is
implementation-defined. If an integer character constant
contains a single character or escape sequence, its value is
the one that results when an object with type char whose
value is that of the single character or escape sequence is
converted to type int.
<SNIP>
Irrwahn
--
I can't see it from here, but it looks good to me.
The Real OS/2 Guy wrote: On Thu, 11 Sep 2003 16:27:04 UTC, Johan Aurer <au***@axis.com> wrote:
It's not "illegal," just implementation-defined. In fact, 'EOF' might
even equal EOF if you're lucky. :-)
No, 'abc' or 'EOF' or 'BAD' is NOT a character.
It is, however, a character constant.
The Standard says: "An integer character constant is a sequence of one or
more multibyte characters enclosed in single-quotes, as in 'x' or 'ab'."
A character is a
single char,
So 'a' is not a character, then?
(Hint: 'a' is of type int, not char.)
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The Real OS/2 Guy wrote: No, 'abc' or 'EOF' or 'BAD' is NOT a character. A character is a
single char, not a sequence of chars. A sequence of chars is known a
string, but a string must be in double quotes. So the compiler will
throw a diagnistic.
That must come as a shock to the guys who wrote the Standard:
[#2] An integer character constant is a sequence of one or
more multibyte characters enclosed in single-quotes, as in
'x' or 'ab'. A wide character constant is the same, except
prefixed by the letter L. With a few exceptions detailed
later, the elements of the sequence are any members of the
source character set; they are mapped in an implementation-
defined manner to members of the execution character set.
Brian Rodenborn
Irrwahn Grausewitz <ir*****@freenet.de> wrote in message news:<f3********************************@4ax.com>. .. "The Real OS/2 Guy" <os****@pc-rosenau.de> wrote:
On Thu, 11 Sep 2003 16:27:04 UTC, Johan Aurér <au***@axis.com> wrote:
On Thu, 11 Sep 2003, Irrwahn Grausewitz wrote:
> Dave <no*****@noemail.com> wrote:
>
> >
> > long nc;
> >
> > nc = 0;
> > while (getchar() != 'EOF') {
> ^^^^^
> illegal character constant, just write EOF (it is defined in stdio.h)
It's not "illegal," just implementation-defined. In fact, 'EOF' might
even equal EOF if you're lucky. :-)
No, 'abc' or 'EOF' or 'BAD' is NOT a character.
It's not a character, it's a (integer) character constant with
implementation-defined value.
From WG14/N843, section 6.4.4.4:
[...]
[#2] An integer character constant is a sequence of one or
more multibyte characters enclosed in single-quotes, as in
'x' or 'ab'. A wide character constant is the same, except
prefixed by the letter L. With a few exceptions detailed
later, the elements of the sequence are any members of the
source character set; they are mapped in an implementation-
defined manner to members of the execution character set.
[...]
[#10] An integer character constant has type int. The value
of an integer character constant containing a single
character that maps to a member of the basic execution
character set is the numerical value of the representation
of the mapped character interpreted as an integer. The
value of an integer character constant containing more than
one character, or containing a character or escape sequence
not represented in the basic execution character set, is
implementation-defined. If an integer character constant
contains a single character or escape sequence, its value is
the one that results when an object with type char whose
value is that of the single character or escape sequence is
converted to type int.
<SNIP>
Irrwahn
When I use:
printf("%c\n", 'EOF');
It prints 'F', is it suppose to print that or am I invoking undefined behavior? ne*****@tokyo.com (Mantorok Redgormor) wrote: Irrwahn Grausewitz <ir*****@freenet.de> wrote in message news:<f3********************************@4ax.com>. .."The Real OS/2 Guy" <os****@pc-rosenau.de> wrote:
<SNIP>No, 'abc' or 'EOF' or 'BAD' is NOT a character.
It's not a character, it's a (integer) character constant with
implementation-defined value.
From WG14/N843, section 6.4.4.4:
[...]
[#2] An integer character constant is a sequence of one or
more multibyte characters enclosed in single-quotes, as in
'x' or 'ab'. A wide character constant is the same, except
prefixed by the letter L. With a few exceptions detailed
later, the elements of the sequence are any members of the
source character set; they are mapped in an implementation-
defined manner to members of the execution character set.
[...]
[#10] An integer character constant has type int. The value
of an integer character constant containing a single
character that maps to a member of the basic execution
character set is the numerical value of the representation
of the mapped character interpreted as an integer. The <
value of an integer character constant containing more than <
one character, or containing a character or escape sequence <
not represented in the basic execution character set, is <
implementation-defined. If an integer character constant <
contains a single character or escape sequence, its value is
the one that results when an object with type char whose
value is that of the single character or escape sequence is
converted to type int.
<SNIP>
When I use:
printf("%c\n", 'EOF');
It prints 'F', is it suppose to print that or am I invoking undefined behavior?
It prints whatever the implementor intended. I've marked the relevant
section in the quote above with '<'s. You are not invoking any UB, but
the result is implementation-defined. Thus, you cannot use it in
portable code, but as long as you stick to one implementation you may
use it, for whatever purpose. If you want to find out what the value
of such a multi-character-constant is like, you have to consult the
documentation that comes with your compiler.
Regards
Irrwahn
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I can't see it from here, but it looks good to me.
On Thu, 11 Sep 2003 21:00:07 UTC, dj******@csclub.uwaterloo.ca (Dave
Vandervies) wrote: In article <wmzsGguTDN6N-pn2-1wd4V82b3Onx@moon>,
The Real OS/2 Guy <os****@pc-rosenau.de> wrote:On Thu, 11 Sep 2003 16:27:04 UTC, Johan Aurér <au***@axis.com> wrote:
It's not "illegal," just implementation-defined. In fact, 'EOF' might
even equal EOF if you're lucky. :-)
ITYM "not lucky".
No, 'abc' or 'EOF' or 'BAD' is NOT a character. A character is a
single char, not a sequence of chars. A sequence of chars is known a
string, but a string must be in double quotes. So the compiler will
throw a diagnistic.
Quoth n869 (6.4.4.4):
--------
Description
[#2] An integer character constant is a sequence of one or
^^^^^^
more multibyte characters enclosed in single-quotes, as in
^^^^
'x' or 'ab'. A wide character constant is the same, except
prefixed by the letter L. With a few exceptions detailed
later, the elements of the sequence are any members of the
source character set; they are mapped in an implementation-
defined manner to members of the execution character set.
--------
So 'abc' is no less a character constant than 'a'. It may or may not
correspond to an acceptable char value, but it's perfectly acceptable as a
source code construct. (And, just for if you're going to try to nitpick
on the 'may not correspond to an acceptable value', I'll point out that
'a' isn't a "character" either, only a character constant whose value
(of integer type) corresponds to the appropriate character.)
I don't think that the OP uses a multibyte character sert. When he has
an single byte character set then the paragraph above is meaningless.
--
Tschau/Bye
Herbert
eComStation 1.1 Deutsch Beta ist verügbar
On Fri, 12 Sep 2003 02:15:04 UTC, ne*****@tokyo.com (Mantorok
Redgormor) wrote: Irrwahn Grausewitz <ir*****@freenet.de> wrote in message news:<f3********************************@4ax.com>. .. "The Real OS/2 Guy" <os****@pc-rosenau.de> wrote:
On Thu, 11 Sep 2003 16:27:04 UTC, Johan Aurér <au***@axis.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 11 Sep 2003, Irrwahn Grausewitz wrote:
>
> > Dave <no*****@noemail.com> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > long nc;
> > >
> > > nc = 0;
> > > while (getchar() != 'EOF') {
> > ^^^^^
> > illegal character constant, just write EOF (it is defined in stdio.h)
>
> It's not "illegal," just implementation-defined. In fact, 'EOF' might
> even equal EOF if you're lucky. :-)
>
No, 'abc' or 'EOF' or 'BAD' is NOT a character.
It's not a character, it's a (integer) character constant with
implementation-defined value.
From WG14/N843, section 6.4.4.4:
When I use:
printf("%c\n", 'EOF');
It prints 'F', is it suppose to print that or am I invoking undefined behavior?
I'm happy to have a compiler that will give a diagnostic when the
locale is not set to a multibyte character set, but uses a single byte
one.
--
Tschau/Bye
Herbert
eComStation 1.1 Deutsch Beta ist verügbar
On Thu, 11 Sep 2003 21:19:53 UTC, Richard Heathfield
<do******@address.co.uk.invalid> wrote: The Real OS/2 Guy wrote:
On Thu, 11 Sep 2003 16:27:04 UTC, Johan Aurer <au***@axis.com> wrote:
It's not "illegal," just implementation-defined. In fact, 'EOF' might
even equal EOF if you're lucky. :-)
No, 'abc' or 'EOF' or 'BAD' is NOT a character.
It is, however, a character constant.
The Standard says: "An integer character constant is a sequence of one or
more multibyte characters enclosed in single-quotes, as in 'x' or 'ab'."
Does you know the difference between multibyte and single byte
chararer sets?
A character is a
single char,
So 'a' is not a character, then?
It is.
(Hint: 'a' is of type int, not char.)
It gets converted implicity to an int but it is none, else it were
impossible to assign it to an char without diagnostic.
--
Tschau/Bye
Herbert
eComStation 1.1 Deutsch Beta ist verügbar
On Thu, 11 Sep 2003 22:03:53 UTC, Default User
<fi********@company.com> wrote: The Real OS/2 Guy wrote:
No, 'abc' or 'EOF' or 'BAD' is NOT a character. A character is a
single char, not a sequence of chars. A sequence of chars is known a
string, but a string must be in double quotes. So the compiler will
throw a diagnistic.
That must come as a shock to the guys who wrote the Standard:
[#2] An integer character constant is a sequence of one or
more multibyte characters enclosed in single-quotes, as in
'x' or 'ab'. A wide character constant is the same, except
prefixed by the letter L. With a few exceptions detailed
later, the elements of the sequence are any members of the
source character set; they are mapped in an implementation-
defined manner to members of the execution character set.
Why? Read it carefully! Get be informed on the difference between
multibyte and single byte character sets.
A multibyte character set uses multiple bytes to show a single char. A
singe byte character set only one.
--
Tschau/Bye
Herbert
eComStation 1.1 Deutsch Beta ist verügbar
"The Real OS/2 Guy" <os****@pc-rosenau.de> wrote:
<SNIP> I don't think that the OP uses a multibyte character sert. When he has
an single byte character set then the paragraph above is meaningless.
Which part of
[...] With a few exceptions detailed
later, the elements of the sequence are any members of the
source character set; they are mapped in an implementation-
defined manner to members of the execution character set.
do you consider meaningless???
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"The Real OS/2 Guy" <os****@pc-rosenau.de> wrote: On Thu, 11 Sep 2003 21:19:53 UTC, Richard Heathfield
<do******@address.co.uk.invalid> wrote:
The Real OS/2 Guy wrote:
> On Thu, 11 Sep 2003 16:27:04 UTC, Johan Aurer <au***@axis.com> wrote:
>
>> It's not "illegal," just implementation-defined. In fact, 'EOF' might
>> even equal EOF if you're lucky. :-)
>>
> No, 'abc' or 'EOF' or 'BAD' is NOT a character.
It is, however, a character constant.
The Standard says: "An integer character constant is a sequence of one or
more multibyte characters enclosed in single-quotes, as in 'x' or 'ab'."
Does you know the difference between multibyte and single byte
chararer sets?
Do you know?
<SNIP>
--
do not write: void main(...)
do not use gets()
do not cast the return value of malloc()
do not fflush( stdin )
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"The Real OS/2 Guy" <os****@pc-rosenau.de> wrote: On Thu, 11 Sep 2003 21:19:53 UTC, Richard Heathfield wrote:
(Hint: 'a' is of type int, not char.)
It gets converted implicity to an int but it is none, else it were
impossible to assign it to an char without diagnostic.
This is simply wrong. Character constants in C are of type integer.
Lookup the standard on 'character constants'.
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do not use gets()
do not cast the return value of malloc()
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The Real OS/2 Guy wrote: On Thu, 11 Sep 2003 21:19:53 UTC, Richard Heathfield
<do******@address.co.uk.invalid> wrote:
The Real OS/2 Guy wrote:
> On Thu, 11 Sep 2003 16:27:04 UTC, Johan Aurer <au***@axis.com> wrote:
>
>> It's not "illegal," just implementation-defined. In fact, 'EOF' might
>> even equal EOF if you're lucky. :-)
>>
> No, 'abc' or 'EOF' or 'BAD' is NOT a character.
It is, however, a character constant.
The Standard says: "An integer character constant is a sequence of one or
more multibyte characters enclosed in single-quotes, as in 'x' or 'ab'."
Does you know the difference between multibyte and single byte
chararer sets?
Yes.
> A character is a
> single char,
So 'a' is not a character, then?
It is.
Right, 'a' is a character, and 'a' is an int. Therefore, a character is not
a single char.
(Hint: 'a' is of type int, not char.)
It gets converted implicity to an int
No, it really really doesn't. It /is/ an int. AS USUAL, you sound very
confident but in fact you are utterly, utterly wrong. PLEASE understand
that you don't know as much about C as you thought you did. This is
something most of us go through when we start using this group; I know I
did, and lots of others here did too. But you seem to be slow to grasp
this. It's about time that you got a clue, and started to check your
opinions against an authoritative source before posting them.
but it is none, else it were
impossible to assign it to an char without diagnostic.
Nonsense.
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On Sat, 13 Sep 2003 05:39:23 +0000 (UTC), in comp.lang.c , "The Real
OS/2 Guy" <os****@pc-rosenau.de> wrote: On Thu, 11 Sep 2003 21:19:53 UTC, Richard Heathfield
<do******@address.co.uk.invalid> wrote:
So 'a' is not a character, then?
It is.
(Hint: 'a' is of type int, not char.)
It gets converted implicity to an int but it is none,
Er, no, a single character is of type int. The standard says so in
6.4.4.4.
else it were
impossible to assign it to an char without diagnostic.
Balderdash.
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