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GDB allows you to express the constants of C and C++ in the
following ways:
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Integer constants are a sequence of digits. Octal constants are
specified by a leading `0' (ie. zero), and hexadecimal constants by
a leading `0x' or `0X'. Constants may also end with a letter
`l', specifying that the constant should be treated as a
long value.
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Floating point constants are a sequence of digits, followed by a decimal
point, followed by a sequence of digits, and optionally followed by an
exponent. An exponent is of the form:
`e[[+]|-]nnn', where nnn is another
sequence of digits. The `+' is optional for positive exponents.
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Enumerated constants consist of enumerated identifiers, or their
integral equivalents.
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Character constants are a single character surrounded by single quotes
(
'), or a number--the ordinal value of the corresponding character
(usually its ASCII value). Within quotes, the single character may
be represented by a letter or by escape sequences, which are of
the form `\nnn', where nnn is the octal representation
of the character's ordinal value; or of the form `\x', where
`x' is a predefined special character--for example,
`\n' for newline.
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String constants are a sequence of character constants surrounded
by double quotes (
").
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Pointer constants are an integral value. You can also write pointers
to constants using the C operator `&'.
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Array constants are comma-separated lists surrounded by braces `{'
and `}'; for example, `{1,2,3}' is a three-element array of
integers, `{{1,2}, {3,4}, {5,6}}' is a three-by-two array,
and `{&"hi", &"there", &"fred"}' is a three-element array of pointers.
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