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| From | Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> |
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| Newsgroups | comp.lang.c |
| Subject | Re: Two options of a program to find a track in the list |
| Date | 2015-10-23 11:03 +0100 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <n0d0i5$fa1$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
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On 23/10/15 10:39, Ben Bacarisse wrote: > Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> writes: > <snip> >> [...] If it matters to you, you remember it (in an object): >> >> size_t arraysize = sizeof array / sizeof array[0]; > > Just a quick point: that's not a good name because it confuses two > possible meanings of 'size': size in bytes and a less technical meaning > of size in terms of the number of elements. > > I know you just have to pick a name out of thin air when there is no > surrounding program, but in this particular case, where the question is > all about the 'sizeof' various objects, it seems worth pointing out. Yep, I'll buy that. number_of_elements would have been better (but still not perfect). > > <snip> >> If I'd been your teacher, you would not be asking the question, >> because you wouldn't have got this far without fully understanding >> everything that had gone before. > > And, since I'm already replying... That may be your preference, but I > think you should also ask if it is shared by the student. The proof of the pudding is in the articles. Alla is showing every sign of having learned too much too fast, as lots of different concepts are being mixed up together in bizarre ways. <snip> -- Richard Heathfield Email: rjh at cpax dot org dot uk "Usenet is a strange place" - dmr 29 July 1999 Sig line 4 vacant - apply within
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Two options of a program to find a track in the list Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2015-10-22 11:30 -0700
Re: Two options of a program to find a track in the list Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2015-10-22 14:44 -0400
Re: Two options of a program to find a track in the list Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2015-10-23 01:16 -0700
Re: Two options of a program to find a track in the list Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2015-10-23 01:22 -0700
Re: Two options of a program to find a track in the list Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-10-23 10:52 +0100
Re: Two options of a program to find a track in the list Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-10-23 09:57 +0100
Re: Two options of a program to find a track in the list Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2015-10-23 02:35 -0700
Re: Two options of a program to find a track in the list Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-10-23 10:59 +0100
Re: Two options of a program to find a track in the list Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2015-10-23 03:42 -0700
Re: Two options of a program to find a track in the list Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2015-10-23 03:47 -0700
Re: Two options of a program to find a track in the list Barry Schwarz <schwarzb@dqel.com> - 2015-10-23 11:02 -0700
Re: Two options of a program to find a track in the list Geoff <geoff@invalid.invalid> - 2015-10-23 11:24 -0700
Re: Two options of a program to find a track in the list Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-10-23 10:39 +0100
Re: Two options of a program to find a track in the list Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-10-23 11:03 +0100
Re: Two options of a program to find a track in the list Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-10-23 11:21 +0100
Re: Two options of a program to find a track in the list Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-10-23 11:36 +0100
Re: Two options of a program to find a track in the list Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2015-10-23 02:42 -0700
Re: Two options of a program to find a track in the list Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-10-23 11:10 +0100
Re: Two options of a program to find a track in the list Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2015-10-23 03:24 -0700
Re: Two options of a program to find a track in the list Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-10-23 11:45 +0100
Re: Two options of a program to find a track in the list Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2015-10-23 09:00 -0700
Re: Two options of a program to find a track in the list Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-10-23 17:16 +0100
Re: Two options of a program to find a track in the list Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2015-10-23 09:47 -0700
Re: Two options of a program to find a track in the list Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-10-23 13:19 +0100
Re: Two options of a program to find a track in the list Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-10-23 15:38 +0100
Re: Two options of a program to find a track in the list Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2015-10-23 10:57 -0400
Re: Two options of a program to find a track in the list Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-10-23 15:59 +0100
Re: Two options of a program to find a track in the list David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-10-23 17:25 +0200
Re: Two options of a program to find a track in the list Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2015-10-23 11:55 -0400
Re: Two options of a program to find a track in the list Joe Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu> - 2015-10-23 10:45 -0600
Re: Two options of a program to find a track in the list Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-10-23 16:55 +0100
Re: Two options of a program to find a track in the list Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-10-23 17:21 +0100
Re: Two options of a program to find a track in the list Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-10-23 17:23 +0100
Re: Two options of a program to find a track in the list Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-10-23 12:58 -0700
Re: Two options of a program to find a track in the list Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-10-23 02:19 -0700
Re: Two options of a program to find a track in the list Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-10-23 10:28 +0100
Re: Two options of a program to find a track in the list Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-10-23 11:12 +0100
Re: Two options of a program to find a track in the list Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-10-23 13:42 -0700
Re: Two options of a program to find a track in the list Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-10-23 22:14 +0100
Re: Two options of a program to find a track in the list Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-10-23 22:28 +0100
Re: Two options of a program to find a track in the list Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-10-23 22:47 +0100
Re: Two options of a program to find a track in the list Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-10-23 23:21 +0100
Re: Two options of a program to find a track in the list Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-10-24 01:37 +0100
Re: Two options of a program to find a track in the list Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-10-23 14:52 -0700
Re: Two options of a program to find a track in the list Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-10-23 23:06 +0100
Re: Two options of a program to find a track in the list Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-10-23 16:39 -0700
Re: Two options of a program to find a track in the list Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-10-24 21:26 +0100
Re: Two options of a program to find a track in the list Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-10-24 22:28 +0100
Re: Two options of a program to find a track in the list Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-10-24 15:26 -0700
Re: Two options of a program to find a track in the list Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-10-24 23:44 +0100
Re: Two options of a program to find a track in the list Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2015-10-23 09:03 -0400
Re: Two options of a program to find a track in the list Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2015-10-23 09:10 -0700
Re: Two options of a program to find a track in the list Geoff <geoff@invalid.invalid> - 2015-10-23 11:21 -0700
Re: Two options of a program to find a track in the list Barry Schwarz <schwarzb@dqel.com> - 2015-10-22 14:50 -0700
Re: Two options of a program to find a track in the list Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2015-10-23 01:25 -0700
Re: Two options of a program to find a track in the list Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-10-23 10:00 +0100
Re: Two options of a program to find a track in the list Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2015-10-23 01:36 -0700
Re: Two options of a program to find a track in the list Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-10-23 10:04 +0100
Re: Two options of a program to find a track in the list Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2015-10-23 03:58 -0700
Re: Two options of a program to find a track in the list Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-10-23 12:07 +0100
Re: Two options of a program to find a track in the list Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2015-10-23 09:28 -0700
Re: Two options of a program to find a track in the list Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-10-23 18:04 +0100
Re: Two options of a program to find a track in the list Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2015-10-23 13:31 -0400
Re: Two options of a program to find a track in the list Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-10-24 21:21 +0100
Re: Two options of a program to find a track in the list Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-10-23 13:45 -0700
Re: Two options of a program to find a track in the list Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-10-24 10:32 +1300
Re: Two options of a program to find a track in the list Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-10-23 15:33 -0700
Re: Two options of a program to find a track in the list Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-10-24 21:24 +0100
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