Char tab on 3 octets

Question

I would like to know how to define a char array, in C, of three elements a,b,c, where a is located on one first octet, b in one second and c in one third.

What is a char tab? Do you mean tab as in table, so an array? — Thomas Jager, Apr 02 '19 at 18:39

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 02 '19 at 18:58

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Well, In C, the size of char it's 1. I think we can't know if it's 1 octet or more (or less).

So,

char tab[3] = {'a','b','c'};

doesn't work ?

answered Apr 02 '19 at 18:58

Clément Truillet

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I'm pretty sure it can't be less than 1 octet, given that `CHAR_MIN <= -127` and `CHAR_MAX >= 127` ([C11 5.2.4.2.1](http://port70.net/~nsz/c/c11/n1570.html#5.2.4.2.1)). – pmg Apr 02 '19 at 19:08
Sure ! So, it's just 1 octet or more :) – Clément Truillet Apr 02 '19 at 19:16
See https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9727465/will-a-char-always-always-always-have-8-bits. – Neil Apr 02 '19 at 20:44
Viz, `CHAR_BIT` in `limits.h` should tell you. On all POSIX machines, it's 8. – Neil Apr 02 '19 at 20:57

Char tab on 3 octets

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