Integer & Int

[HolierThanThou]

What is the functional difference between Integer & Int-32, Int-16, etc?

 

[VBakias]

They are all signed and each one has a storage limit. Int-16 has 16 bits, b0, b1,...,b15. So we may say that:
int-16<int-32<int-64

I think that integer = int-16

If you need to store unsigned values... put a "u" at hte front: uint-16<uint-32<uint-64

 

[earthandfire]

A detailed breakdown of all the datatypes is available in both VS and MSDN help.

 

[chrissie1]

actually I think that integer depends on your OS and is 32 in a 32 bit system.

Christiaan Baes
Belgium

If you want to get an answer read this FAQ faq796-2540
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[VBakias]

Right chrissie1

 

[earthandfire]

Sorry, Chrissie, but Integer is compiler/language dependent.

In .NET it is 32 bits, but in VB6 for example (also targetting 32 bits Windows, its only 16 bits - long is 32 bits, whearas in .NET long is 64 bits)

 

[chrissie1]

You are probably right, I'm sorry to say.

Christiaan Baes
Belgium

If you want to get an answer read this FAQ faq796-2540
There's no such thing as a winnable war - Sting

 

[chiph]

If you need to call across the various .net languages (C#, VB.NET, COBOL.NET, etc) you'll want to use the Int16, Int32, Int64 versions to ensure compatability.

But otherwise, VB.NET's Integer datatype is just an alias for the Int32 structure from the System namespace.

Chip H.


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