[openbeosnetteam] Re: Dumb question

  • From: "David Reid" <dreid@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <openbeosnetteam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 12:43:59 -0000

>   Hi,
> > 
> > I have one:
> > What's that strange notation in ipv4.h:
> > uint8 ver:4;
> 
> this is called bitfield;
> 
> in this case it is 4-bit bitfield inside 8-bit integer

Exactly.  We have 2 4-bit files within an 8-bit integer, hence

uint8 ver:4;
uint8 hl:4;

david



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