why flags r used

[siddurampure]

why flags r used in c langauage

 

[Peter Nilsson]

why flags r used in c langauage

Which 'flags' are you talking about?

 

[Michael Mair]

why flags r used in c langauage

The only flags used in C are used in the standard library, namely
for *printf() and (in C99) for the floating point environment (to
flag exceptions).
So, what exactly is your question?

Cheers
Michael

 

[Michael Mair]

The only flags used in C are used in the standard library, namely

I mean: "in the C standard"

for *printf() and (in C99) for the floating point environment (to
flag exceptions).
So, what exactly is your question?

Note: If you are asking about flags in general, comp.programming
may be a good starting point.


-Michael

 

[CBFalconer]

why flags r used in c langauage

Largely because lower case 'r' is considered obscene in some
societies, and thus it is politic to flag any such use in code for
international use. This can avoid silly misunderstandings.