On Mon, 19 Dec 2005 16:21:36 +0100
DervishD <lartc@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Ethy :)
Hi Dervish.
> > Well, 0xffb0 translates to 1111 1111 1011 0000 (which is -80 BTW).
>
> It is a mask, not a number (and certainly not a signed one), so
> there's no point in considering it -80. It is just a mask.
My point in considering it a number is explained by:
printf("%hx", -80);
this will print 0xffb0 which is the mask in question!
So, if you intend to creat a mask for 256 bytes size, you printf it as -256.
Regards
Ethy
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