Re: integer and long max/min values

From: Tim Kientzle (kientzle_at_acm.org)
Date: 11/21/03

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To: Jay Sern Liew <liew@jaysern.org>

    Jay Sern Liew wrote:
    > how do I find out the maximum (and minimum) value a long and int will hold
    > in C? (before it overflows or underflows)

    #include <limits.h>

    INT_MAX and INT_MIN are the max/min values for an int
    LONG_MAX and LONG_MIN are the max/min values for long.

    Also, see stdint.h, which is defined in C99.

    Also, buy a good C reference book. ;-)

    Tim Kientzle

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