pack heterogeneous data types

[ashokbellur]

Hello,

How do i pack different data types into a struct or an array. Examples
would be helpful.

Say i need to pack an unsigned char( 0xFF) and an long( 0xAAAAAAAA)
into a single array? The reason i need to do this is send a packet over
a network.

Thanks,
-AB

 

[Christopher Subich]

Hello,

How do i pack different data types into a struct or an array. Examples
would be helpful.

Say i need to pack an unsigned char( 0xFF) and an long( 0xAAAAAAAA)
into a single array? The reason i need to do this is send a packet over
a network.

Look at the struct module, struct.pack sounds like what you need.

 

[Diez B. Roggisch]

Hello,

How do i pack different data types into a struct or an array. Examples
would be helpful.

Say i need to pack an unsigned char( 0xFF) and an long( 0xAAAAAAAA)
into a single array? The reason i need to do this is send a packet over
a network.

You've been reposting this on a frequent base all the time for 2 weeks
now - and everytime you've been told (by me and others) to use the
module struct. So - how about actually trying so and come back if you
hit the wall with that for whatever reason instead of unsuccsessfully
shoehorning arrays int something you think they're supposed to be?
Which, BTW, they aren't in _any_ language, as the are homogenous by
nature and only pointer-tricks in C can get you around that.

Diez