On Fri, 8 Aug 2003 09:51:28 -0700, Dave Carrigan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >On Fri, Aug 08, 2003 at 12:26:13PM -0400, bullshark wrote: > >> >static char* gPlateString = >> >"PL3/16x\0PL1/4x\0PL5/16x\0PL3/8x\0PL1/2x\0PL5/8x\0"; >> >> The above doesn't work. The compiler knows that dquote strings end with \0 >> so there is nothing in the .o image after PL3/16x. > >What are you talking about? That's simply not true for any C compiler >I've ever seen. You're absolutely right (I just checked), thanks for correcting that. It's one of those "I been programming too long" memories... <somewhere, someplace, I have a compiler that failed to include dquoted text following an embedded '\0', but it ain't this one> It's still a cumbersome thing, hard to read, and fraught with peril. What happens if the following character is numeric, instead of a 'P'? ...it's probably that kind of 'gotcha' that forever purged my consciousness of that type of expression (c: bullshark -- For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/
