ssize_t is signed but size_t is unsigned. For instance, strptr_length returns a ssize_t because it returns -1 when the given strptr is a null pointer.
On Sun, Dec 3, 2017 at 10:34 PM, aditya siram <[email protected]> wrote: > Is there a reason that both 'size_t' and 'ssize_t' exist? For example, > functions in 'string.sats' all take or return 'size_t a' while > 'strptr.sats' uses 'ssize_t a'. I see they're defined differently in > 'integer_size.sats' but since they're both indexed similarly I'm unclear as > to why the ATS prelude functions aren't standardized on one of them. > Thanks! > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "ats-lang-users" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/ats-lang-users. > To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/ > msgid/ats-lang-users/4f527316-b56f-4595-bcef-ec3059bed3e3% > 40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ats-lang-users/4f527316-b56f-4595-bcef-ec3059bed3e3%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ats-lang-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/ats-lang-users. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ats-lang-users/CAPPSPLoqQd6La75nfRiHCqgVPwr63E7NMSzBsbF_TwZfVTu3UA%40mail.gmail.com.
