[M3devel] representation of enums?

[Tony Hosking]

Zeros.

On 12 Sep 2010, at 21:27, Jay K wrote:

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> Values are sign extended or zero extended?
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>  - 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?
>> 
>> 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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