Re: Data Type Size Question
On Jun 9, 6:37 pm, Immortal Nephi <Immortal_Ne...@hotmail.com> wrote:
On Jun 9, 10:42 am, red floyd <no.spam.h...@example.com> wrote:
Immortal Nephi wrote:
C++ Compiler provides four data type sizes
correct
(char, short, long, and
long long).
Incorrect, at least for C++03. Long long is not defined in
C++03, but it is in C++0x.
In C++03 the sizes are char, short, int and long.
Is Microsoft C++ Compiler (from Visual Studio .Net 2008) C++03?
I thought that int can be either 16 bit or 32 bit on 32 bit
machine and either 32 bit or 64 bit on 64 bit machine.
Correct?
int can be anything 16 bits or more. I personally know of cases
where it is 16, 32, 36 and 48; I think other values have also
occured.
Can you please tell me your opinion? Which data type do
programmers prefer?
For integral types, int is the normal type---anything else is
only used for special cases.
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