How can I compute the range of signed and unsigned types

[Walter B. Ligon III]

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> Errrrr... :-) have fun
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> #include <stdio.h>
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> #define BYTESIZE(me)    (sizeof(me))
> #define BITSIZE(me)     (2 << sizeof(me))

please excuse my ignorance - but what exactly is BITSIZE doing here?
I don't understand and the results I get don't seem to make sense.
I would have written it as:

#define BITSIZE(me) (8 * sizeof(me))

but of course that assumes 8 bits per byte (which is normal, but not
strictly true (see old CDC machines).

Walt
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Dr. Walter B. Ligon III
Associate Professor
ECE Department
Clemson University