20. Miscellaneous

20.1 How can I return multiple values from a function?

20.3 How do I access command-line arguments?

20.5 How can I write data files which can be read on other machines with different data formats?

20.6 How can I call a function, given its name as a string?

20.8 How can I implement sets or arrays of bits?

20.9 How can I determine whether a machine's byte order is big-endian or little-endian?

20.10 How can I convert integers to binary or hexadecimal?

20.11 Can I use base-2 constants (something like 0b101010)?
Is there a printf format for binary?

20.12 What is the most efficient way to count the number of bits which are set in a value?

20.13 How can I make my code more efficient?

20.14 Are pointers really faster than arrays? How much do function calls slow things down?

20.17 Is there a way to switch on strings?

20.18 Is there a way to have non-constant case labels (i.e. ranges or arbitrary expressions)?

20.19 Are the outer parentheses in return statements really optional?

20.20 Why don't C comments nest? Are they legal inside quoted strings?

20.24 Why doesn't C have nested functions?

20.25 How can I call FORTRAN (C++, BASIC, Pascal, Ada, LISP) functions from C?

20.26 Does anyone know of a program for converting Pascal or FORTRAN to C?

20.27 Can I use a C++ compiler to compile C code?

20.28 I need to compare two strings for close, but not necessarily exact, equality.

20.29 What is hashing?

20.31 How can I find the day of the week given the date?

20.32 Will 2000 be a leap year?

20.34 How do you write a program which produces its own source code as its output?

20.35 What is ``Duff's Device''?

20.36 When will the next Obfuscated C Code Contest be held? How can I get a copy of previous winning entries?

20.37 What was the entry keyword mentioned in K&R1?

20.38 Where does the name ``C'' come from, anyway?

20.39 How do you pronounce ``char''?

20.40 Where can I get extra copies of this list?


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