From: Thomas Demmer <demmer AT LSTM DOT Ruhr-UNI-Bochum DOT De>
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Subject: Re: hexidecimal confusion
Date: Wed, 17 Dec 1997 07:43:45 +0100
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Ionicis wrote:
> 
> Is there a difference between 16h and 0x16?  Can you use 16h instead of
> 0x16 for things such as interrupt specifiers (int86(16h, &regs,
> &regs))?  Or must you use 0x16?  Is there a difference between the first
> form and the latter form (C-wise, not value-wise)?  Some clarification
> on this would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> "Ionicis"
The first form is illegal, the second one is fine. 16h is sometimes
used in documentations and printed texts to indicate a hex number.
0x16 is what the C compiler understands. In PASCAL you would say
$16.

-- 
Ciao
Tom

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