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05/26/05 17:17
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#93944 - Hmm
Responding to: ???'s previous message
Andy Neil said:

Pascal's variant record is the direct equivalent of a union in 'C',


In the original comment from Jez, I agreed with you and nearly posted to that effect but then ....

and can be (mis)used in exactly the same way!

That I am not so sure about. Especially with Ragu's example.#

And that doesn't excuse the stuff about arrays and pointers.
Steve


List of 27 messages in thread
TopicAuthorDate
Unions in C            01/01/70 00:00      
   You miss the point completely...            01/01/70 00:00      
   Easy with Union            01/01/70 00:00      
      You can see from the Raghu example...            01/01/70 00:00      
         Platform-dependence            01/01/70 00:00      
            Padding in unions            01/01/70 00:00      
               portability            01/01/70 00:00      
      array=pointer...?            01/01/70 00:00      
         array != pointer            01/01/70 00:00      
         Quirk of C            01/01/70 00:00      
            Read the FAQ            01/01/70 00:00      
               Read the Comment            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Read everything            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Looks the same to me            01/01/70 00:00      
                        This One            01/01/70 00:00      
                        That's the problem            01/01/70 00:00      
                           Good example            01/01/70 00:00      
                              No fun            01/01/70 00:00      
                                 Well...            01/01/70 00:00      
                                 Of course it does!            01/01/70 00:00      
                                    Hmm            01/01/70 00:00      
                        Actually, even less.            01/01/70 00:00      
                           const pointer            01/01/70 00:00      
   O.K you win            01/01/70 00:00      
      Please conclude            01/01/70 00:00      
         Not Exactly            01/01/70 00:00      
         End of wrong stick?            01/01/70 00:00      

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