From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-07-13 10:26:20
Russell Hind <rh_gmane_at_[hidden]> writes:
> Vladimir Prus wrote:
>>
>> Why is that better than
>>
>> unsigned x = strtoul("1010010001000010000001", 0, 2);
>>
>> ? I believe that 'strtoul' is part of C99.
>>
>
> When I've done something similar to the binary template, it was for
> compile-time calculations, whereas strtoul I assume is a runtime call.
Not to mention that the number is a lot easier to read when divided
into nibbles ;-)
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