@ Aditi: Oops. Missed that out completely. That explains the question now. Thanks for the heads up. Any other x86 properties that we need to know? These things are really hard to come by.
@ Dave: I think Aditi has pointed out my mistake. On 14 August 2011 23:47, Dave <[email protected]> wrote: > @Dipankar: You are correct. The answer, like the answer to so many > questions, is "It depends." > > Dave > > On Aug 14, 1:11 pm, Dipankar Patro <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > I have come across quite a few questions like > > " > > What is the way in which int m = 2 will be stored in memory? > > 2 0 0 0 or 0 0 0 2 > > " > > Doesn't the answer depend upon the machine you are working on? I mean > both > > are perfectly possible situations if you see. > > First option is little-endian, second one is big-endian. > > > > Which one should I probably go for in case I am not provided a "machine > > dependent" option? > > > > Reference:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endianness#Big-endian > > -- > > > ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ > > > > Please do not print this e-mail until urgent requirement. Go Green!! > > Save Papers <=> Save Trees > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Algorithm Geeks" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en. > > -- ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Please do not print this e-mail until urgent requirement. Go Green!! Save Papers <=> Save Trees -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Algorithm Geeks" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en.
