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NEWS.7.md: minor correction about hexadecimal constants NEWS.7.md: An 8-digit hexadecimal string yields a uint32 not a uint64. If the input is longer than 8 digits then it's uint64.
author Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com>
date Thu, 02 Jun 2022 14:30:06 -0400
parents 7201d9b7cea6
children ebba770cd852 505ec2f4e16f
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118 endif 118 endif
119 119
120 - Binary and hexadecimal constants like `0b101` and `0xDEADBEEF` now 120 - Binary and hexadecimal constants like `0b101` and `0xDEADBEEF` now
121 create integers (unsigned by default) with sizes determined from the 121 create integers (unsigned by default) with sizes determined from the
122 number of digits present. For example, `0xff` creates a `uint8` value 122 number of digits present. For example, `0xff` creates a `uint8` value
123 and `0xDEADBEEF` creates a `uint64` value. You may also use a suffix of 123 and `0xDEADBEEF` creates a `uint32` value. You may also use a suffix of
124 the form `u8`, `u16`, `u32`, `u64`, `s8`, `s16`, `s32`, or `s64` to 124 the form `u8`, `u16`, `u32`, `u64`, `s8`, `s16`, `s32`, or `s64` to
125 explicitly specify the data type to use (`u` or `s` to indicate unsigned 125 explicitly specify the data type to use (`u` or `s` to indicate unsigned
126 or signed and the number to indicate the integer size). 126 or signed and the number to indicate the integer size).
127 127
128 Binary constants are limited to 64 binary digits and hexadecimal 128 Binary constants are limited to 64 binary digits and hexadecimal