C++ TUTORIALS - C++ Data Types
C++ Data Types
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Primitive Built-in Types:
Type | Keyword |
---|---|
Boolean | bool |
Character | char |
Integer | int |
Floating point | float |
Double floating point | double |
Valueless | void |
Wide character | wchar_t |
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Type | Typical Bit Width | Typical Range |
---|---|---|
char | 1byte | -127 to 127 or 0 to 255 |
unsigned char | 1byte | 0 to 255 |
signed char | 1byte | -127 to 127 |
int | 4bytes | -2147483648 to 2147483647 |
unsigned int | 4bytes | 0 to 4294967295 |
signed int | 4bytes | -2147483648 to 2147483647 |
short int | 2bytes | -32768 to 32767 |
unsigned short int | Range | 0 to 65,535 |
signed short int | Range | -32768 to 32767 |
long int | 4bytes | -2,147,483,647 to 2,147,483,647 |
signed long int | 4bytes | same as long int |
unsigned long int | 4bytes | 0 to 4,294,967,295 |
float | 4bytes | +/- 3.4e +/- 38 (~7 digits) |
double | 8bytes | +/- 1.7e +/- 308 (~15 digits) |
long double | 8bytes | +/- 1.7e +/- 308 (~15 digits) |
wchar_t | 2 or 4 bytes | 1 wide character |
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Primitive Built-in Types:
#include <iostream> using namespace std; int main() { cout << "Size of char : " << sizeof(char) << endl; cout << "Size of int : " << sizeof(int) << endl; cout << "Size of short int : " << sizeof(short int) << endl; cout << "Size of long int : " << sizeof(long int) << endl; cout << "Size of float : " << sizeof(float) << endl; cout << "Size of double : " << sizeof(double) << endl; cout << "Size of wchar_t : " << sizeof(wchar_t) << endl; return 0; }typedef Declarations:
typedef type newname;
typedef int feet;
feet distance;Enumerated Types:
enum enum-name { list of names } var-list;
enum color { red, green, blue } c; c = blue;
enum color { red, green=5, blue };