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Data Types and Modifiers in C

The document explains data types in C programming, categorizing them into primitive and non-primitive types, along with their descriptions and uses. It details five primary data types (void, int, char, float, double) and three non-primitive types (structure, union, enum), as well as data type modifiers that alter memory allocation. Additionally, it provides a table outlining the sizes and value ranges for standard integer types.

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Data Types and Modifiers in C

The document explains data types in C programming, categorizing them into primitive and non-primitive types, along with their descriptions and uses. It details five primary data types (void, int, char, float, double) and three non-primitive types (structure, union, enum), as well as data type modifiers that alter memory allocation. Additionally, it provides a table outlining the sizes and value ranges for standard integer types.

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DATA-TYPE AND MODIFIERS IN C PROGRAMMING

A data-type in C programming is a set of values and is determined to act on those values. C


provides various types of data-types which allow the programmer to select the appropriate
type for the variable to set its value.

C Data Types are used to:

 Identify the type of a variable when it declared.


 Identify the type of the return value of a function.
 Identify the type of a parameter expected by a function.

Primitive Data Types:


Every C compiler supports five primary data types:

Data Type Description

void As the name suggests, it holds no value and is generally used for specifying the
type of function or what it returns. If the function has a void type, it means that the
function will not return any value.

int Used to denote an integer type.

char Used to denote a character type.

float, double Used to denote a floating-point type.

Non-Primitive Data Types:


C allows the feature called type definition which allows programmers to define their
identifier that would represent an existing data type. There are three such types:
Data Types Description

Structure It is a package of variables of different types under a single name.


This is done to handle data efficiently. "struct" keyword is used to
define a structure.

Union These allow storing various data types in the same memory
location. Programmers can define a union with different members,
but only a single member can contain a value at a given time. It is
used for
Enum Enumeration is a special data type that consists of integral
constants, and each of them is assigned with a specific name.
"enum" keyword is used to define the enumerated data type.

Data Types modifiers


Modifiers are keywords in c which changes the meaning of basic data type in c. It specifies the
amount of memory space to be allocated for a variable. Modifiers are prefixed with basic data
types to modify the memory allocated for a variable. There are five data type modifiers in C
Programming Language:
 long
 short
 signed
 unsigned

All Data Types in Detail with Size and Range of Data Type
The following table provides the details of standard integer types with their storage sizes and
value ranges −

Type Size (in Bytes) Range of Value

char 1 byte -128 to 127 or 0 to 255

unsigned char 1 byte 0 to 255

signed char 1 byte -128 to 127

-32,768 to 32,767 or -2,147,483,648 to


int 2 or 4 bytes
2,147,483,647

unsigned int 2 or 4 bytes 0 to 65,535 or 0 to 4,294,967,295

short 2 bytes -32,768 to 32,767

unsigned short 2 bytes 0 to 65,535


long 8 bytes or (4bytes for 32 bit OS) -9223372036854775808 to
9223372036854775807

unsigned long 8 bytes 0 to 18446744073709551615

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