using sizeof operator

using sizeof operator · Sukrit Sangwan <hidden> · 2012-01-22
using sizeof operator · Daniel Baluta <hidden> · 2012-01-22
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using sizeof operator · j.neuschaefer@gmx.net (Jonathan Neuschäfer) · 2012-01-22
using sizeof operator · Bernd Petrovitsch <hidden> · 2012-01-23

From: j.neuschaefer@gmx.net (Jonathan Neuschäfer)
Date: 2012-01-22 19:09:08

On Sun, Jan 22, 2012 at 11:58:30PM +0530, Sukrit Sangwan wrote:

also i want to ask why not use simply 8 instead of sizeof(u8).

That would be 1 most of the time. sizeof returns the size in bytes
(according to the C reference manual in K&R's book).

Apart from that, sizeof(u8) is more explicit about the intention.

HTH,
	Jonathan Neusch?fer

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