stdint.h(3HEAD) Headers stdint.h(3HEAD)NAME
stdint.h, stdint - integer types
SYNOPSIS
#include <stdint.h>
DESCRIPTION
The <stdint.h> header declares sets of integer types having 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 type 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 provides, the
<stdint.h> header declares that typedef name and defines the associated
macros. Conversely, for each type described herein that the implementa‐
tion does not provide, the <stdint.h> header does not declare that
typedef name, nor does it define the associated macros. An implementa‐
tion 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 corresponding signed 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 dec‐
imal 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 envi‐
ronment (see the Shell and Utilities volume of IEEE Std
1003.1-200x, c99, Programming Environments).
o The implementation supports the _POSIX_V6_LP64_OFF64
programming environment and the application is being
built in the _POSIX_ V6_LP64_OFF64 programming environ‐
ment.
o The implementation supports the _POSIX_V6_LPBIG_OFFBIG
programming environment and the application is being
built in the _POSIX_V6_LPBIG_OFFBIG programming environ‐
ment.
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 the specified 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 the specified 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 usu‐
ally 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 pur‐
poses; 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.
The typedef name int_fastN_t designates the fastest signed integer
type with a width of at least N. The typedef 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 pointers
intptr_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 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.
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 represent‐
ing any value of any signed integer type.
uintmax_t Designates an unsigned integer type capable of repre‐
senting any value of any unsigned integer type.
These types are required.
Applications can test for optional types by using the corresponding
limit macro from Limits of Specified-Width Integer Types.
Limits of Specified-Width Integer Types
The following macros specify the minimum and maximum limits of the
types declared in the <stdint.h> header. Each macro name corresponds to
a similar type name in Integer Types.
Each instance of any defined macro is replaced by a constant expression
suitable for use in #if preprocessing directives. This expression has
the same type as would an expression that is an object of the corre‐
sponding type converted according to the integer promotions. Its
implementation-defined value is equal to or greater in magnitude (abso‐
lute 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
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:
{UINT_FASTN_MAX} 2^N-1 -1
Limits of integer types capable of holding object pointers
o 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
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 constant expression
suitable for use in #if preprocessing directives. This expression has
the same type as would an expression that is an object of the corre‐
sponding type converted according to the integer promotions. Its imple‐
mentation-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.
{WCHAR_MAX} See below.
Limits of wint_t:
{WINT_MIN} See below.
{WINT_MAX} See below.
If sig_atomic_t (see the <signal.h> 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 <stddef.h> 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 <wchar.h> 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 types corresponding to types
defined in the <stdint.h> header. Each macro name corresponds to a sim‐
ilar type name listed under minimum-width integer types and greatest-
width integer types.
Each invocation of one of these macros expands to an integer constant
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. The value of the expression is that of the argument. The
argument in any instance of these macros is a decimal, octal, or hexa‐
decimal 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 hav‐
ing the value specified by its argument and the type intmax_t:
INTMAX_C(value)
The following macro expands to an integer constant expression hav‐
ing the value specified by its argument and the type uintmax_t:
UINTMAX_C(value)ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
┌─────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────┐
│ ATTRIBUTE TYPE │ ATTRIBUTE VALUE │
├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
│Interface Stability │Standard │
└─────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────┘
SEE ALSOinttypes.h(3HEAD), signal.h(3HEAD), stddef.h(3HEAD), wchar.h(3HEAD),
attributes(5), standards(5)SunOS 5.10 10 Sep 2004 stdint.h(3HEAD)
