I know a value for a certain variable is going to be under or == 255...yet I always use ints... so it's:VSCode:typedef (unsigned char) byte; byte hi[] = {1, 2};I mean it's basically saying to myself if I want to use 1 byte, or 4 bytes. Which 3 bytes would be wasted, because all of the values would be between 1 and 255. In your opinion, would you go with the byte route, or using plain ol' ints?Code:int hi[] = {1, 2};
Perhaps this would answer your question?
>In your opinion, would you go with the byte route, or using plain ol' ints?
I would use int because I'm wasteful. But seriously, it probably doesn't matter unless you're using a LOT of them and accessing them regularly, then the time/space tradeoff of the native integer type probably being faster to access versus the space savings of using a small integer type arises. There's no hard rule because it's all done on a case by case basis.
My best code is written with the delete key.
Neither! You should do:
Code:unsigned short int hi = 1 | (2 << 8);:P
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Last edited by quzah; 11-20-2005 at 02:48 AM. Reason: Fine tuning.
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