Re: Array manipulation techniques

From	BartC <bc@freeuk.com>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.c
Subject	Re: Array manipulation techniques
Date	2015-11-16 11:10 +0000
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On 16/11/2015 07:17, Richard Heathfield wrote:
> On 16/11/15 07:00, asetofsymbols@gmail.com wrote:
>> This seems right:
>> #define u8 unsigned char
>
> Already it isn't.
>
> If you want a new name for an existing type, use typedef, not #define.
> And pick a meaningful name. u8 is not a good synonym for unsigned char.

What about 'byte'?

You see u8, u16, u32 etc all the time and it is perfectly obvious what 
they mean or what they are intended to represent.

So, given that 'unsigned char' is too long-winded and unwieldy, that 
'unsigned_char' would be pointless, and sill unwieldy, and 'uint8_t' is 
too ugly, I'd be interested in what typedef name /you/ would choose 
rather than 'unsigned char'.

And would your choice still be the same is this was needed for storing 
small numbers between, say, 0 and 255, rather than actual characters.

-- 
Bartc

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Array manipulation techniques "Morten W. Petersen" <morphex@gmail.com> - 2015-11-15 09:44 +0100
  Re: Array manipulation techniques Barry Schwarz <schwarzb@dqel.com> - 2015-11-15 01:56 -0800
    Re: Array manipulation techniques Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-11-15 10:43 -0800
      Re: Array manipulation techniques Chad <cdalten@gmail.com> - 2015-11-15 10:54 -0800
        Re: Array manipulation techniques Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-11-16 08:13 +1300
          Re: Array manipulation techniques Chad <cdalten@gmail.com> - 2015-11-15 12:50 -0800
        Re: Array manipulation techniques Les Cargill <lcargill99@comcast.com> - 2015-11-15 14:07 -0600
      Re: Array manipulation techniques Barry Schwarz <schwarzb@dqel.com> - 2015-11-15 15:12 -0800
  Re: Array manipulation techniques glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2015-11-15 09:57 +0000
  Re: Array manipulation techniques Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-11-15 03:02 -0800
  Array manipulation techniques asetofsymbols@gmail.com - 2015-11-15 12:02 -0800
    Array manipulation techniques asetofsymbols@gmail.com - 2015-11-15 12:05 -0800
      Array manipulation techniques asetofsymbols@gmail.com - 2015-11-15 12:28 -0800
        Re: Array manipulation techniques Chad <cdalten@gmail.com> - 2015-11-15 12:48 -0800
        Re: Array manipulation techniques Geoff <geoff@invalid.invalid> - 2015-11-15 17:05 -0800
          Re: Array manipulation techniques Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-11-15 19:09 -0800
          Re: Array manipulation techniques asetofsymbols@gmail.com - 2015-11-15 22:52 -0800
            Re: Array manipulation techniques asetofsymbols@gmail.com - 2015-11-15 23:00 -0800
              Re: Array manipulation techniques Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-11-16 07:17 +0000
                Re: Array manipulation techniques asetofsymbols@gmail.com - 2015-11-15 23:41 -0800
                Re: Array manipulation techniques Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-11-16 07:47 +0000
                Re: Array manipulation techniques David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-11-16 09:51 +0100
                Re: Array manipulation techniques Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-11-16 16:49 +0000
                Re: Array manipulation techniques BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-11-16 11:10 +0000
                Re: Array manipulation techniques Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-11-16 03:33 -0800
                Re: Array manipulation techniques Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-11-16 13:09 +0000
                Re: Array manipulation techniques Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-11-16 05:59 -0800
                Re: Array manipulation techniques Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-11-16 15:22 +0000
                Re: Array manipulation techniques Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-11-16 16:57 +0000
                Re: Array manipulation techniques Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-11-16 10:29 -0800
                Re: Array manipulation techniques David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-11-17 09:02 +0100
                Re: Array manipulation techniques BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-11-17 10:46 +0000
                Re: Array manipulation techniques Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-11-17 07:05 -0800
                Re: Array manipulation techniques David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-11-17 16:47 +0100
                Re: Array manipulation techniques supercat@casperkitty.com - 2015-11-17 12:33 -0800
              Development Best Practices and C "nomenclature" Lew Pitcher <lew.pitcher@digitalfreehold.ca> - 2015-11-16 12:15 -0500
                Re: Development Best Practices and C "nomenclature" Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-11-16 10:33 -0800
                Re: Development Best Practices and C "nomenclature" asetofsymbols@gmail.com - 2015-11-16 10:51 -0800
                Re: Development Best Practices and C "nomenclature" "Morten W. Petersen" <morphex@gmail.com> - 2015-11-16 20:14 +0100
                Re: Development Best Practices and C "nomenclature" asetofsymbols@gmail.com - 2015-11-16 11:28 -0800
                Re: Development Best Practices and C "nomenclature" "Morten W. Petersen" <morphex@gmail.com> - 2015-11-17 00:20 +0100
                Re: Development Best Practices and C "nomenclature" David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-11-17 10:03 +0100
                Re: Development Best Practices and C "nomenclature" Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-11-17 08:54 -0800
                Re: Development Best Practices and C "nomenclature" glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2015-11-17 20:12 +0000
                Re: Development Best Practices and C "nomenclature" Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2015-11-17 23:38 -0600
                Re: Development Best Practices and C "nomenclature" glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2015-11-18 08:22 +0000
                Re: Development Best Practices and C "nomenclature" Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-11-16 20:25 +0000
                Re: Development Best Practices and C "nomenclature" Lew Pitcher <lew.pitcher@digitalfreehold.ca> - 2015-11-16 16:20 -0500
                Re: Development Best Practices and C "nomenclature" Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-11-16 13:28 -0800
                Re: Development Best Practices and C "nomenclature" Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-11-16 21:30 +0000
                Re: Development Best Practices and C "nomenclature" asetofsymbols@gmail.com - 2015-11-16 14:38 -0800
                Re: Development Best Practices and C "nomenclature" asetofsymbols@gmail.com - 2015-11-16 14:52 -0800
                Re: Development Best Practices and C "nomenclature" asetofsymbols@gmail.com - 2015-11-17 22:51 -0800
                Re: Development Best Practices and C "nomenclature" Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-11-18 06:59 +0000
                Re: Development Best Practices and C "nomenclature" Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-11-16 20:24 +0000
                Re: Development Best Practices and C "nomenclature" David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-11-17 09:55 +0100
                Re: Development Best Practices and C "nomenclature" raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2015-11-17 23:00 +0000
                Re: Development Best Practices and C "nomenclature" raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2015-11-17 22:55 +0000
                Re: Development Best Practices and C "nomenclature" Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-11-18 12:07 +1300
                Re: Development Best Practices and C "nomenclature" James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-11-17 18:45 -0500
                Re: Development Best Practices and C "nomenclature" David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-11-18 15:50 +0100
                Re: Development Best Practices and C "nomenclature" Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-11-18 08:39 -0800
                Re: Development Best Practices and C "nomenclature" Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2015-11-20 13:07 -0800
                Re: Development Best Practices and C "nomenclature" Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-11-20 14:16 -0800
                [OT] Re: Development Best Practices and C "nomenclature" Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2015-11-20 17:30 -0500
                Re: [OT] Re: Development Best Practices and C "nomenclature" Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-11-20 19:29 -0800
                Re: [OT] Re: Development Best Practices and C "nomenclature" raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2015-11-21 22:44 +0000
                Re: Development Best Practices and C "nomenclature" jacobnavia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2015-11-22 00:09 +0100
                Re: Development Best Practices and C "nomenclature" Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-11-21 15:57 -0800
                Re: Development Best Practices and C "nomenclature" James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-11-21 20:49 -0500
                Re: Development Best Practices and C "nomenclature" Rosario19 <Ros@invalid.invalid> - 2015-11-25 10:13 +0100
                Re: Development Best Practices and C "nomenclature" "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2015-11-25 18:58 -0500
                Re: Development Best Practices and C "nomenclature" Rosario19 <Ros@invalid.invalid> - 2015-11-26 12:13 +0100
                Re: Development Best Practices and C "nomenclature" "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2015-11-26 07:22 -0500
                Re: Development Best Practices and C "nomenclature" glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2015-11-22 14:51 +0000
                Re: Development Best Practices and C "nomenclature" "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2015-11-23 15:53 -0600
                Re: Development Best Practices and C "nomenclature" Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-11-18 08:55 -0800
                Re: Development Best Practices and C "nomenclature" Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-11-18 09:17 -0800
                Re: Development Best Practices and C "nomenclature" James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-11-18 13:19 -0500
                Re: Development Best Practices and C "nomenclature" raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2015-11-20 11:32 +0000
                Re: Development Best Practices and C "nomenclature" Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2015-11-20 13:17 -0800
                Re: Development Best Practices and C "nomenclature" glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2015-11-21 07:08 +0000
                Re: Development Best Practices and C "nomenclature" Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2015-11-22 13:52 -0800
      Re: Array manipulation techniques Geoff <geoff@invalid.invalid> - 2015-11-15 17:03 -0800
    Re: Array manipulation techniques Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2015-11-15 15:09 -0500
    Re: Array manipulation techniques Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-11-15 21:47 +0000
    Re: Array manipulation techniques Geoff <geoff@invalid.invalid> - 2015-11-15 17:02 -0800
    Re: Array manipulation techniques Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-11-16 10:44 -0800
      Re: Array manipulation techniques asetofsymbols@gmail.com - 2015-11-16 11:13 -0800
        Re: Array manipulation techniques Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-11-16 11:57 -0800
          Re: Array manipulation techniques Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-11-17 10:30 +1300
        Re: Array manipulation techniques Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2015-11-17 08:11 -0500
          Re: Array manipulation techniques BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-11-17 13:24 +0000
          Re: Array manipulation techniques Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2015-11-20 13:09 -0800
            Re: Array manipulation techniques Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2015-11-20 16:20 -0500

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