Headers stdint.h(3HEAD)
NAME
stdint.h, stdint - integer types
SYNOPSIS
#include
DESCRIPTION
The
specified widths, and defines corresponding sets of macros. It also defines macros that specify limits of integer types corresponding to types defined in other standard headers. The ``width'' of an integer type is the number of bits used to store its value in a pure binary system; the actual typeheader declares sets of integer types having can use more bits than that (for example, a 28-bit type
could be stored in 32 bits of actual storage). An N-bit
signed type has values in the range -2^N-1 or 1-2^N-1 to
2^N-1-1, while an N-bit unsigned type has values in the
range 0 to 2^N-1.
Types are defined in the following categories: o integer types having certain exact widths o integer types having at least certain specified widths o fastest integer types having at least certain specified widths o integer types wide enough to hold pointers to objects o integer types having greatest width Some of these types may denote the same type. Corresponding macros specify limits of the declared types and construct suitable constants.For each type described herein that the implementation pro-
vides, the
defines the associated macros. Conversely, for each type described herein that the implementation does not provide,header declares that typedef name and the
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provides those types described as required, but need not provide any of the others (described as optional). Integer Types When typedef names differing only in the absence or presence of the initial u are defined, they denote correspondingsigned and unsigned types as described in the ISO/IEC 9899: 1999 standard, Section 6.2.5; an implementation providing one of these corresponding types must also provide the other. In the following descriptions, the symbol N represents an unsigned decimal integer with no leading zeros (for example, 8 or 24, but not 04 or 048).
Exact-width integer types
The typedef name intN_t designates a signed integer type
with width N, no padding bits, and a two's-complement
representation. Thus, int8_t denotes a signed integer
type with a width of exactly 8 bits.The typedef name uintN_t designates an unsigned integer
type with width N. Thus, uint24_t denotes an unsigned
integer type with a width of exactly 24 bits. The following types are required:int8_t
int16_t
int32_t
uint8_t
uint16_t
uint32_t
If an implementation provides integer types with width 64 that meet these requirements, then the following types are required:int64_t
uint64_t
In particular, this is the case if any of the following are true: o The implementation supports the_POSIX_V6_ILP32_OFFBIG programming environment
and the application is being built in the _POSI
X_V6_ILP32_OFFBIG programming environment (see
the Shell and Utilities volume of IEEE Std1003.1-200x, c99, Programming Environments).
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o The implementation supports the_POSIX_V6_LP64_OFF64 programming environment
and the application is being built in the_POSIX_ V6_LP64_OFF64 programming environment.
o The implementation supports the_POSIX_V6_LPBIG_OFFBIG programming environment
and the application is being built in the_POSIX_V6_LPBIG_OFFBIG programming environment.
All other types of this form are optional.Minimum-width integer types
The typedef name int_leastN_t designates a signed
integer type with a width of at least N, such that no signed integer type with lesser size has at least thespecified width. Thus, int_least32 _t denotes a signed
integer type with a width of at least 32 bits.The typedef name uint_leastN_t designates an unsigned
integer type with a width of at least N, such that no unsigned integer type with lesser size has at least thespecified width. Thus, uint_ least16_t denotes an
unsigned integer type with a width of at least 16 bits. The following types are required:int_least8_t
int_least16_t
int_least32_t
int_least64_t
uint_least8_t
uint_least16_t
uint_least32_t
uint_least64_t
All other types of this form are optional.Fastest minimum-width integer types
Each of the following types designates an integer type that is usually fastest to operate with among all integer types that have at least the specified width. The designated type is not guaranteed to be fastest for all purposes; if the implementation has no clear grounds for choosing one type over another, it will simply pick some integer type satisfying the signedness and width requirements.SunOS 5.11 Last change: 10 Sep 2004 3
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The typedef name int_fastN_t designates the fastest
signed integer type with a width of at least N. Thetypedef name uint_fastN_ t designates the fastest
unsigned integer type with a width of at least N. The following types are required:int_fast8_t
int_fast16_t
int_fast32_t
int_fast64_t
uint_fast8_t
uint_fast16_t
uint_fast32_t
uint_fast64_t
All other types of this form are optional. Integer types capable of holding object pointersintptr_t Designates a signed integer type with the
property that any valid pointer to void can be converted to this type, then converted back to a pointer to void, and the result will compare equal to the original pointer.uintptr_t Designates an unsigned integer type with
the property that any valid pointer to voidcan be converted to this type, then con-
verted back to a pointer to void, and the result will compare equal to the original pointer.On standard-conforming systems, the intptr_t and
uintptr_t types are required; otherwise, they are
optional.Greatest-width integer types
intmax_t Designates a signed integer type capable of
representing any value of any signed integer type.uintmax_t Designates an unsigned integer type capable
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These types are required. Applications can test for optional types by using thecorresponding limit macro from Limits of Specified-Width
Integer Types.Limits of Specified-Width Integer Types
The following macros specify the minimum and maximum limitsof the types declared in the
name corresponds to a similar type name in Integer Types. Each instance of any defined macro is replaced by a constantheader. Each macro expression suitable for use in #if preprocessing directives.
This expression has the same type as would an expression that is an object of the corresponding type convertedaccording to the integer promotions. Its implementation-
defined value is equal to or greater in magnitude (absolute value) than the corresponding value given below, with the same sign, except where stated to be exactly the given value.Limits of exact-width integer types
o Minimum values of exact-width signed integer
types:{INTN_MIN} Exactly -(2^N-1)
o Maximum values of exact-width signed integer
types:{INTN_MAX} Exactly 2^N-1 -1
o Maximum values of exact-width unsigned integer
types:{UINTN_MAX} Exactly 2^N -1
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Limits of minimum-width integer types
o Minimum values of minimum-width signed integer
types:{INT_LEASTN_MIN} -(2^N-1 -1)
o Maximum values of minimum-width signed integer
types:{INT_LEASTN_MAX} 2^N-1 -1
o Maximum values of minimum-width unsigned
integer types:{UINT_LEASTN_MAX} 2^N -1
Limits of fastest minimum-width integer types
o Minimum values of fastest minimum-width signed
integer types:{INT_FASTN_MIN} -(2^N-1 -1)
o Maximum values of fastest minimum-width signed
integer types:{INT_FASTN_MAX} 2^N-1 -1
o Maximum values of fastest minimum-width
unsigned integer types:SunOS 5.11 Last change: 10 Sep 2004 6
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{UINT_FASTN_MAX} 2^N-1 -1
Limits of integer types capable of holding object pointerso Minimum value of pointer-holding signed integer
type:{INTPTR_MIN} -(2^15 -1)
o Maximum value of pointer-holding signed integer
type:{INTPTR_MAX} 2^15 -1
o Minimum value of pointer-holding signed integer
type:{UINTPTR_MAX} 2^16 -1
Limits of greatest-width integer types
o Minimum value of greatest-width signed integer
type:{INTMAX_MIN} -(2^63 -1)
o Maximum value of greatest-width signed integer
type:{INTMAX_MIN} 2^63 -1
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o Maximum value of greatest-width unsigned
integer type:{UINTMAX_MIN} 2^64 -1
Limits of Other Integer Types The following macros specify the minimum and maximum limits of integer types corresponding to types defined in other standard headers. Each instance of these macros is replaced by a constantexpression suitable for use in #if preprocessing directives.
This expression has the same type as would an expression that is an object of the corresponding type convertedaccording to the integer promotions. Its implementation-
defined value is equal to or greater in magnitude (absolute value) than the corresponding value given below, with the same sign.Limits of ptrdiff_t:
{PTRDIFF_MIN} -65535
{PTRDIFF_MAX} +65535
Limits of sig_atomic_t:
{SIG_ATOMIC_MIN} See below.
{SIG_ATOMIC_MAX} See below.
Limits of size_t:
{SIZE_MAX} 65535
Limits of wchar_t:
{WCHAR_MIN} See below.
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{WCHAR_MAX} See below.
Limits of wint_t:
{WINT_MIN} See below.
{WINT_MAX} See below.
If sig_atomic_t (see the
header) is defined as a signed integer type, the value of {SIG_ATOMIC_MIN} is no
greater than -127 and the value of {SIG_ATOMIC_MAX} is no
less than 127. Otherwise, sig_atomic_t is defined as an
unsigned integer type, the value of {SIG_ATOMIC_MIN} is 0,
and the value of {SIG_ATOMIC_MAX} is no less than 255.
If wchar_t (see the
header) is defined as a signed integer type, the value of {WCHAR_MIN} is no greater
than -127 and the value of {WCHAR_MAX} is no less than 127.
Otherwise, wchar_t is defined as an unsigned integer type,
and the value of {WCHAR_MIN} is 0 and the value of
{WCHAR_MAX} is no less than 255.
If wint_t (see the
header) is defined as a signed integer type, the value of {WINT_MIN} is no greater than
-32767 and the value of {WINT_MAX} is no less than 32767.
Otherwise, wint_t is defined as an unsigned integer type,
and the value of {WINT_MIN} is 0 and the value of {WINT_MAX}
is no less than 65535. Macros for Integer Constant Expressions The following macros expand to integer constant expressions suitable for initializing objects that have integer typescorresponding to types defined in the
Each macro name corresponds to a similar type name listedheader. under minimum-width integer types and greatest-width integer
types. Each invocation of one of these macros expands to an integerconstant expression suitable for use in #if preprocessing
directives. The type of the expression has the same type as would an expression that is an object of the corresponding type converted according to the integer promotions. Thevalue of the expression is that of the argument. The argu-
ment in any instance of these macros is a decimal, octal, orSunOS 5.11 Last change: 10 Sep 2004 9
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hexadecimal constant with a value that does not exceed the limits for the corresponding type.Macros for minimum-width integer constant expressions
The macro INTN_C(value) expands to an integer constant
expression corresponding to the type int_leastN_t. The
macro UINTN_C(value) expands to an integer constant
expression corresponding to the type uint_leastN_t. For
example, if uint_least64_t is a name for the type
unsigned long long, then UINT64_C(0x123) might expand to
the integer constant 0x123ULL.Macros for greatest-width integer constant expressions
The following macro expands to an integer constant expression having the value specified by its argumentand the type intmax_t:
INTMAX_C(value)
The following macro expands to an integer constant expression having the value specified by its argumentand the type uintmax_t:
UINTMAX_C(value)
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attri-
butes:____________________________________________________________
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
|_____________________________|_____________________________|
| Interface Stability | Committed ||_____________________________|_____________________________|
| Standard | See standards(5). ||_____________________________|_____________________________|
SEE ALSO
inttypes.h(3HEAD), signal.h(3HEAD), stddef.h(3HEAD), wchar.h(3HEAD), attributes(5), standards(5)SunOS 5.11 Last change: 10 Sep 2004 10