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C Datatypes

The document discusses different data types in C++ including built-in, user defined, and derived types. It covers integer, floating point, character, boolean, and void data types as well as structures, unions, classes, and enumerations for user defined types and arrays, functions, and pointers as derived types.

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C Datatypes

The document discusses different data types in C++ including built-in, user defined, and derived types. It covers integer, floating point, character, boolean, and void data types as well as structures, unions, classes, and enumerations for user defined types and arrays, functions, and pointers as derived types.

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DATA TYPES IN C++

CONTENTS
❖Data type
❖Built In type
❖User defined type
❖Derived type
DATA TYPE
➢A data type is a classification that
specifies the type of value a
variable can hold.
➢General syntax of declaration of
data type is
data_type variable_name;
➢Example: int a;
C++ Data type

User defined Built-In Derived


type type type
C++ Data Type

Built-In Type

Integral Floating Type


Type
Void
INTEGRAL DATA TYPE
Integer: The keyword used for
integer data types is int. Integers
typically require 4 bytes of
memory space and range from -
2147483648 to 2147483647.
Example:
int=85000; SHORT LONG
INT
INT INT
➢Character: Character data type is used for
storing characters. The keyword used for the
character data type is char. Characters
typically require 1 byte of memory space and
range from -128 to 127 or 0 to 255.
Example: char myChar = 'A’;

➢ Boolean: Boolean data type is used for storing


Boolean or logical values. A Boolean variable
can store either true or false. The keyword
used for the Boolean data type is bool.
Example: bool isTrue = true;
bool isFalse = false;
VOID DATA TYPE
➢ The void data type in C++ is used to indicate that
a function does not return any value or to declare
generic pointers that do not point to a specific
data type.
➢ Example:
void myFunction()
{
// This function does not return a value
}
void* genericPointer;
➢ This code declares a generic void pointer named
"genericPointer" as well as the void function
"myFunction," which has no return value.
FLOATING DATA TYPE
➢ Floating Point: Floating Point data type is used for
storing single-precision floating-point values or
decimal values. The keyword used for the floating-
point data type is float. Float variables typically
require 4 bytes of memory space.
Example: float myFloat = 3.14159;
➢ Double Floating Point: Double Floating Point data type
is used for storing double-precision floating-point
values or decimal values. The keyword used for the
double floating-point data type is double. Double
variables typically require 8 bytes of memory space.
Example: double myDouble = 3.141592653589793;
C++ Data type

User-defined type

Structure Union Class Enumeration


USER DEFINED TYPE
STRUCTURES:
➢Structures are used for grouping
together elements with dissimilar types.
➢The general syntax of structure:
Struct name
{
Data_type member1;
…………
};
UNION:

➢Unions are conceptually similar to


structures as they allow us to group
together dissimilar type elements inside
a single unit.
➢The size of union is equal to the size of its
largest member element.
CLASSES:

➢The entire set of data and code of an


object can be made a user-defined data
type with the help of classes.
➢Once a class has been defined, we can
create any number of objects belonging
to that class.
➢Example: fruit mango;
➢Will create an object mango belonging to
the class fruit.
ENUMERATED DATA TYPE:
➢An enumerated data type is another user
defined data type which provides a way
for attaching numbers to names.
➢General syntax of enumerated data type
is:
Enum identifier
{
Value1,value2,……..,Value n
};
DERIVED TYPE
ARRAYS:
➢An array is a fixed sequence collection of
elements of same data type that share a common
name.
➢General syntax to declare is
Data_type name [size];
➢General syntax to initialize is
For(i=0;i<=10;i++)
Cin>>a[i];
FUNCTIONS:

➢A function is a group of statements that


together perform a task.
➢Every c++ program has atleast one
function, which is
void main( )
{
Statements;
}
POINTERS:

➢A pointer is a variable that holds a


memory address.
➢General syntax to declare pointer
is :
Data_type*pointer_name;
➢Example: int *p;
The lists of modifiers used
in C++ are:

❖signed
❖unsigned
❖long
❖short
DATA TYPES SIZE RANGE

short int 2 -32,768 to 32,767

unsigned short int 2 0 to 65,535

unsigned int 4 0 to 4,294,967,295

-2,147,483,648 to
int 4
2,147,483,647

-2,147,483,648 to
long int 4
2,147,483,647

unsigned long int 4 0 to 4,294,967,295

long long int 8 -(2^63) to (2^63)-1

0 to
unsigned long long int 8
18,446,744,073,709,551,615

signed char 1 -128 to 127

unsigned char 1 0 to 255

float 4 -3.4×10^38 to 3.4×10^38

double 8 -1.7×10^308 to1.7×10^308

long double 12 -1.1×10^4932 to1.1×10^4932

wchar_t 2 or 4 1 wide character

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