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Subject: Re: if(a==0xff) warning
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Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2001 01:42:53 GMT
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> 
> char a;
> 
> a=0xff;
> 
> if(a==0xff)foo();
> 
> 
> C:\>gcc foo.cpp -o foo.exe
> foo.cpp: In function `void main()':
> foo.cpp:598: warning: comparison is always false due to limited range of
> data
> type
> 
0xff=255, the limits of the char type is -127 - 127 so you can see how 
the "comparison is always false".


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