C++: DataTypes
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Primitive data types (in built)
Name Description Size Range
char Character or small integer. 1byte signed: -128 to 127
unsigned: 0 to 255
short int (short) Short Integer. 2bytes signed: -32768 to 32767
unsigned: 0 to 65535
int Integer. 4bytes signed: -2147483648 to 2147483647
unsigned: 0 to 4294967295
long int (long) Long integer. 4bytes signed: -2147483648 to 2147483647
unsigned: 0 to 4294967295
bool true or false. 1byte true or false
float Floating point number. (unsigned can't be used ) 4bytes 3.4e +/- 38 (7 digits)
double Double precision floating point number.
(unsigned can't be used )		 8bytes 1.7e +/- 308 (15 digits)
long double Long double precision floating point number. 8bytes 1.7e +/- 308 (15 digits)
wchar_t Wide character. 2bytes 1 wide character
 

Data Type-Modifiers

The three data types, namely  int, double and float as shown above have the following modifiers.
  • short : defined as short int n1;
  • long : long int n2 ;
  • signed
  • unsigned
 
 
 
User Defined Types
struct or class  sum of size of each member
  • Default access modifier for struct for members  is public.
  • Default access modifier for classes is private.
  • Data-Type is a compound type.
union size of the largest member
  • Default access modifier for for members is public.
  • Data-Type is a compound type.
enum size of char
  • Enumerations are a distinct type from ints. ints are not implicitly converted to enums, unlike in C. Also ++/-- cannot be applied to enum's unless overloaded.
typedef same as the type being given a name
  • typedef has syntax similar to a storage class like static, register or extern.
template  size of char —

 
 
Working with Derived Types ( class, struct, and union)
type&
(reference) using addressof 		int a1 = 12;
int x1= null;
// & operator
x1 = &a1;
type* (pointer) void func(int *n1)
type [integer]
(array)		 int a1[10];
int *x1= a1;
// indexed
x1[0] = 12;
type (comma-delimited list of types/declarations)
(function)		 int a1[5]= {1,2,3,4};
void proxy(float(*)(int,double),int, double)
type aggregate_type::*
(member pointer)		 void(Base::*aBase)(int, double)=&Base::setdata;

 
 
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