Arithmetic Types
The arithmetic type specifiers are built from the following keywords:
void
,
char
,
int
,
float
, and
double
, together with prefixes
short
,
long
,
signed
, and
unsigned
. From these keywords you can build the integral and floating-point
types. Overview of types is given on the following page.
Integral Types
Types
char
and
int
, together with their variants, are considered integral data
types. Variants are created by using one of the prefix modifiers
short
,
long
,
signed
, and
unsigned
.
The table below is the overview of the integral types – keywords in parentheses
can be (and often are) omitted.
The modifiers
signed
and
unsigned
can be applied to both
char
and
int
. In
the absence of unsigned prefix, signed is automatically assumed for integral types.
The only exception is the
char
, which is unsigned by default. The keywords
signed
and
unsigned
, when used on their own, mean signed
int
and
unsigned int
, respectively.
The modifiers
short
and
long
can be applied only to the
int
. The keywords
short
and
long
used on their own mean
short int
and
long int
, respective-
ly.
Floating-point Types
Types
float
and
double
, together with the
long double
variant, are consid-
ered floating-point types. mikroC’s implementation of ANSI Standard considers all
three to be the same type.
Floating point in mikroC is implemented using the Microchip AN575 32-bit for-
mat (IEEE 754 compliant).
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