Integer Limits

Microsoft-specific

The limits for integer types are listed in the following table. Preprocessor macros for these limits are also defined when you include the standard header file <climits>.

Limits on Integer Constants

Constant Meaning Value
CHAR_BIT Number of bits in the smallest variable that is not a bit field. 8
SCHAR_MIN Minimum value for a variable of type signed char. -128
SCHAR_MAX Maximum value for a variable of type signed char. 127
UCHAR_MAX Maximum value for a variable of type unsigned char. 255 (0xff)
CHAR_MIN Minimum value for a variable of type char. -128; 0 if /J option used
CHAR_MAX Maximum value for a variable of type char. 127; 255 if /J option used
MB_LEN_MAX Maximum number of bytes in a multicharacter constant. 5
SHRT_MIN Minimum value for a variable of type short. -32768
SHRT_MAX Maximum value for a variable of type short. 32767
USHRT_MAX Maximum value for a variable of type unsigned short. 65535 (0xffff)
INT_MIN Minimum value for a variable of type int. -2147483648
INT_MAX Maximum value for a variable of type int. 2147483647
UINT_MAX Maximum value for a variable of type unsigned int. 4294967295 (0xffffffff)
LONG_MIN Minimum value for a variable of type long. -2147483648
LONG_MAX Maximum value for a variable of type long. 2147483647
ULONG_MAX Maximum value for a variable of type unsigned long. 4294967295 (0xffffffff)
LLONG_MIN Minimum value for a variable of type long long -9223372036854775808
LLONG_MAX Maximum value for a variable of type long long 9223372036854775807
ULLONG_MAX Maximum value for a variable of type unsigned long long 18446744073709551615 (0xffffffffffffffff)

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

See also

Floating Limits