Re: Two C problems

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From: Lawrence Kirby
Date: Tue, 09 Jan 1996 16:47

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In article <4cp82k$gsq@cloner3.netcom.com>
           cfoster1@ix.netcom.com(Cameron "Cameron Foster " writes:

>Actually, the "damn language" IS working sensibly and predictably! Read
>up on C escape sequences. 

:-)

>int i = 27;     /* i has the decimal value of 27 */

OK.

>int i = \27;    /* i has the decimal value of 23 (\27 is the octal */  
>                /* representation of decimal 23) */

No, that is illegal. For octal you write 027 or '\27'

>int i = \x27    /* i has the decimal value of 39 */

Similarly here you must have 0x27 or '\x27'

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