Actually the answer to this is very simple... The '0x' means hexadecimal - this has been mentioned several times. The '0' indicates that it is a number, as opposed to a variable. "0xff" can be interpreted by the parser as a number, but "xff" would be interpreted as a variable name...
Mike Bray [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: Marko Milivojevic [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 7:22 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: what does 0 in 0Xnnnn mean? [7:40372] >I know that... by why? What's the origin of the 0X? In Cisco devices - most probably the same notation as used in C programming language. Why is that way in C is computer history and I think that I missed that class :-) Marko. Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=40811&t=40372 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
