Andrew Talbot wrote:
Andrew Talbot wrote:
(The reason I say "decimal zero" is because decimal constants are signed, whereas hexadecimal constants are unsigned[!] Thus, ~0x0 would be a viable alternative.)
In fact, I have just tried both ~0 and ~0x0 and neither worked. (I can't figure out why the latter fails.) But -1u works, yes.
Sorry for the noise, but just to say I was wrong in claiming that hex constants are unsigned. I have opted for ~0U in try #2.
Thanks,