CTRL(x) macro (was: Re: What is a constant expression)

[Wm E Davidsen Jr]

In article <3786 at solo6.cs.vu.nl>, maart at cs.vu.nl (Maarten Litmaath) writes:
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|  	#define CTRL(x) ((x) ^ 0100)
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|  ...so you can say
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|  	CTRL('?')
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|  to get DEL.

  You should use another name, perhaps, since many people assume that
CTRL returns control characters. They are defined as the values from
00-37 octal, from the action of the Control key on the original Teletype
terminals. 
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