[M3devel] representation of enums?

[Jay K]

Values are sign extended or zero extended?

 - Jay

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> From: hosking at cs.purdue.edu
> Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2010 20:44:49 -0400
> To: jay.krell at cornell.edu
> CC: m3devel at elegosoft.com
> Subject: Re: [M3devel] representation of enums?
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> On 12 Sep 2010, at 20:33, Jay K wrote:
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> > How are enums represented?
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> > As the smallest of 8, 16, 32 bit unsigned integer that can hold all the values?
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> Stored, yes. All operations on enum are as INTEGER.
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> > An enum with 128 or 255 values -- 8 bits or 16?
> > I assume 8.
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> 8
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> > Packable into fewer bits, if they fit presumably.
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> BITS FOR, yes.
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> > - Jay
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