C++ Integer Limits

 

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Microsoft Specific**

The limits for integer types are listed in the following table. These limits are defined in the standard header file LIMITS.H. Microsoft C also permits the declaration of sized integer variables, which are integral types of size 8-, 16-, or 32-bits. For more information on sized integers, see Sized Integer Types.

Limits on Integer Constants

ConstantMeaningValue
CHAR_BITNumber of bits in the smallest variable that is not a bit field.8
SCHAR_MINMinimum value for a variable of type signed char.–128
SCHAR_MAXMaximum value for a variable of type signed char.127
UCHAR_MAXMaximum value for a variable of type unsigned char.255 (0xff)
CHAR_MINMinimum value for a variable of type char.–128; 0 if /J option used
CHAR_MAXMaximum value for a variable of type char.127; 255 if /J option used
MB_LEN_MAXMaximum number of bytes in a multicharacter constant.5
SHRT_MINMinimum value for a variable of type short.–32768
SHRT_MAXMaximum value for a variable of type short.32767
USHRT_MAXMaximum value for a variable of type unsigned short.65535 (0xffff)
INT_MINMinimum value for a variable of type int.–2147483647 – 1
INT_MAXMaximum value for a variable of type int.2147483647
UINT_MAXMaximum value for a variable of type unsigned int.4294967295 (0xffffffff)
LONG_MINMinimum value for a variable of type long.–2147483647 – 1
LONG_MAXMaximum value for a variable of type long.2147483647
ULONG_MAXMaximum value for a variable of type unsigned long.4294967295 (0xffffffff)

If a value exceeds the largest integer representation, the Microsoft compiler generates an error.

END Microsoft Specific

C Integer Constants

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