Digit wrote: [...] > in practice, this is not so much of a problem if you don't forget that > you are coding in Java. more an annoyance than > anything else, and it's pretty easy to get used to it.
Okay, 'dumb' was probably overstating the mark --- 'really annoying' would be more accurate. I'd just spent some time trying to store 32-bit addresses in Java ints. Trying to do unsigned comparisons when all you have are signed operations is... entertaining. Interestingly, this page: http://www.devx.com/Java/Article/10686 ...which talks about Oak, the language which later became known as Java, suggests that the designers were originally planning a 'unsigned' keyword, but never got round to it. > at least, it's better than C's convention for "char": it may or may not > be signed, depending on your compiler and various options... > now, *that* is dumb... *nods vigorously* -- David Given [EMAIL PROTECTED] --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Announcing the new M5 SDK! http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2008/02/android-sdk-m5-rc14-now-available.html For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
