Subj : Re: W8098 Multi-character character constant
To   : borland.public.cpp.borlandcpp
From : "Jannie" <janniep@unico.co.za>
Date : Mon Nov 24 2003 09:50 pm


Thank you Bob

Bob Gonder <notbg@notmindspring.invalid> wrote:
>Jannie wrote:
>
>>[C++ Warning] Unit1.cpp(17): W8098 Multi-character character constant
>>
>>Can anyone explain to me what this warning is about?
>
>You used single quotes around a string instead of double:
>'Wrong'
>"Right"
>
>When you use single qoutes, it is treated as a value (a number).
>You can do something like the following:
>
>char h[] = "Hello World";	a string
>
>if *(DWORD*)h == 'Hell' )  a double word unsigned integer
>You can use 1, 2 or 4 chars in a 'value' expression.
>
>

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