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Data Types In C: Size, Range and Usage.


DATA TYPES IN ‘c’

Data types are keywords which specify the type of data which is used in the programs of C language. Different data types have different storage capacities and different range of data.

There are mainly two main categories of data types.



PRE-DEFINED DATA TYPES/PRIMARY DATA TYPES

INTEGER TYPE DATA TYPES


Integer type data type is used to store a whole number or integer number


TypeSize(bytes)Range
int or signed int2-32,768 to 32767
unsigned int20 to 65535
short int or signed short int1-128 to 127
unsigned short int10 to 255
long int or signed long int4-2,147,483,648 to 2,147,483,647
unsigned long int40 to 4,294,967,295

FLOAT TYPE DATA TYPE

Float type data types are used to store a real number.

TypeSize(bytes)Range
Float43.4E-38 to 3.4E+38
double81.7E-308 to 1.7E+308
long double103.4E-4932 to 1.1E+4932

CHARACTER DATA TYPE

Character type data type is used to store Character type value

TypeSize(bytes)Range
char or signed char1-128 to 127
unsigned char10 to 255

Character Set In C Language


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