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From: j.neuschaefer@gmx.net (Jonathan =?utf-8?Q?Neusch=C3=A4fer?=)
Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2012 20:09:08 +0100
Subject: using sizeof operator
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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