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Is there a constant something like bits_in_byte (8)?

Is there in C/C++ standart constant that reflects how many bits are there in one byte (8)? Something like CHAR_BIT but for byte.

Solution

  • According to the C standard, a char is one byte. Therefore CHAR_BIT is the number of bits in a byte.

    The C standard says that CHAR_BIT is "number of bits for smallest object that is not a bit-field (byte)".