[billybob128]

while learning c i came accross the need for the hash key. never used it before so i start scanning my keyboard for it but wait my apple keyboards DONT have them what can i do?!!

[Arkham_c]

Originally posted by billybob128:
while learning c i came accross the need for the hash key. never used it before so i start scanning my keyboard for it but wait my apple keyboards DONT have them what can i do?!!

Hash? As in shift-3?

[Angus_D]

Originally posted by Arkham_c:
Hash? As in shift-3?

It's opt-3 in the British-English keyboard layout, as shift-3 is the £ symbol.

[Chuckit]

Originally posted by Angus_D:
It's opt-3 in the British-English keyboard layout, as shift-3 is the £ symbol.

So either way you slice it, shift-3 the pound sign. That's somehow funny.

[billybob128]

thanks

[JNI]

Programmers like to make up names for all the special (non-alpha) characters. Here's a link to a pronunciation guide for all the commonly used names:

http://www.eeng.brad.ac.uk/help/.faq/.unix/.pronun.html

I use these a lot and newbies always give me a funny look when I say them :
squiggle (~)
bang (!)
snail (@)
hat (^)
splat (*)