Talk:Bit field

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I'm quite surprised about this statement:

unsigned int likesIceCream : 1;

I guess it means "create an unsigned int with the size of 1 bit", so would

unsigned int myVar : 4;

create a 4-bit unsigned int variable by the name myVar? Is this colon operator defined in the ANSI C standard? --Abdull 19:08, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

Isn't the first thing ("|= flag") a bitmask, and only the second thing ("unsigned int a:1") a bit field? exe 11:42, 10 June 2007 (UTC)