Compiler Error C2177

 

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constant too big

A constant value is too large for the variable type it is assigned.

The following sample generates C2177:

// C2177.cpp  
int main() {  
   int a=18446744073709551616;   // C2177  
   int b=18446744073709551615;   // OK  
}  

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