Re^5: Character in 'b' format wrapped in unpack

"Character" just means "string element". In C, they are usually 8 (but 9 bits and other widths are possible). In Perl, they are far bigger. In both languages, they are numbers devoid of intrinsic meaning. They can be all of the things you specified, or something completely different.

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Re^6: Character in 'b' format wrapped in unpack by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Mar 30, 2015 at 00:24 UTC
but 9 bits and other widths are possible Oh yeah! Then why didn't they just create a 20.0625-bit character type to hold the 1,114,112 possible codepoints? With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday' Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error. "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". I'm with torvalds on this In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice. Agile (and TDD) debunked	[reply]

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Re^6: Character in 'b' format wrapped in unpack
by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Mar 30, 2015 at 00:24 UTC

but 9 bits and other widths are possible

Oh yeah! Then why didn't they just create a 20.0625-bit character type to hold the 1,114,112 possible codepoints?

With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday'

Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.

"Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". I'm with torvalds on this

In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice. Agile (and TDD) debunked

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