Re: [PATCH] strings: helper for maximum decimal encoding of anunsigned integer

[Jan Engelhardt]

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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