julia> smallest_uint(5)
Uint8
so this isn't typeof() (which you might have been describing).
i have code that needs to generate a table of values (bit fields, but
Vector{Bit} isn't so useful), but the number of the bits can vary.
andrew
On Monday, 30 December 2013 00:00:11 UTC-3, John Myles White wrote:
>
> I’m a little unsure what you mean. Are you asking for a function that
> given a 32bit value returns that it’s of type Uint32? I would guess (but
> maybe am way offbase) that you’ll be storing 30bit unsigned integers inside
> of Uint32’s, right?
>
> — John
>
> On Dec 29, 2013, at 7:45 PM, andrew cooke <[email protected] <javascript:>>
> wrote:
>
> > question says it all really. if i need to deal with 30bit unsigned
> integers, is there anything that returns Uint32?
> >
> > [obviously i can just tabulate what there is if missing, but i wondered
> if it would also be good for the std lib.]
> >
> > thanks, andrew
>
>
