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Re:Comp.lang.c Frequently Asked Questions by SAI_Peregrinus on Sunday September 12, 2021 @06:10PM (#28505505)
Because C doesn't really have indexes, it has pointers and offsets. offset_t would make more sense than index_t.
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Re:Comp.lang.c Frequently Asked Questions by ohazi on Sunday September 12, 2021 @07:07PM (#28505930)
There's also ssize_t and ptrdiff_t for offsets that might be negative. Use is pretty nuanced, read the docs before using, etc.
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Re:Comp.lang.c Frequently Asked Questions by SAI_Peregrinus on Sunday September 12, 2021 @08:40PM (#28506619)
And intptr_t and uintptr_t for results of computations resulting in pointers. Sadly C's type system isn't really powerful enough to properly take advantage of these.
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