On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 12:39 PM, Gerhard Fiedler
<lists@connectionbrazil.com> wrote:
> Mark Rages wrote:
>
>> and instead of an enum I would define a bitmask
>>
>> #define SUN (1<<0)
>> #define MON (1<<1)
>
> Do you see an advantage to use #defines instead of an enum?
>
> typedef enum _WEEK_DAYS
> {
> =A0 =A0SUN =3D (1<<0),
> =A0 =A0MON =3D (1<<1),
> =A0 =A0...
> } WEEK_DAYS;
>
> In the end not much of a difference, but an enum has the advantage of
> not being textual replacement.
>

It must be a style thing, but I never use enums for bit masks.

Regards,
Mark
markrages@gmail
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Mark Rages, Engineer
Midwest Telecine LLC
markrages@midwesttelecine.com

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