I’m gonna show you the basic types in C++ and their use
| Type | Keyword |
|---|---|
| Boolean | bool |
| Character | char |
| Integer | int |
| Floating point | float |
| Double floating point | double |
| Valueless | void |
| Wide character | wchar_t |
Several of the basic types can be modified using one or more of these type modifiers:
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signed
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unsigned
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short
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long
Values that can take each type and the input of each one:
| Type | Typical Bit Width | Typical Range |
|---|---|---|
| char | 1byte | -128 to 127 or 0 to 255 |
| unsigned char | 1byte | 0 to 255 |
| signed char | 1byte | -128 to 127 |
| int | 4bytes | -2147483648 to 2147483647 |
| unsigned int | 4bytes | 0 to 4294967295 |
| signed int | 4bytes | -2147483648 to 2147483647 |
| short int | 2bytes | -32768 to 32767 |
| unsigned short int | Range | 0 to 65,535 |
| signed short int | Range | -32768 to 32767 |
| long int | 4bytes | -2,147,483,647 to 2,147,483,647 |
| signed long int | 4bytes | same as long int |
| unsigned long int | 4bytes | 0 to 4,294,967,295 |
| float | 4bytes | +/- 3.4e +/- 38 (~7 digits) |
| double | 8bytes | +/- 1.7e +/- 308 (~15 digits) |
| long double | 8bytes | +/- 1.7e +/- 308 (~15 digits) |
| wchar_t | 2 or 4 bytes | 1 wide character |
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