safe to assign uint32_t variable to a signed value

Asked Oct 08 '13 at 00:51

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I recently came across a code where

                uint32_t index = -1;

Is this safe to use the above.Assume that the code will have to be compiled across multiple Linux platforms and distributions.Or is it recommended to use a signed value? if I compare it against -1 somewhere in the program is it likely to compare -1 with 0xffffffff and throw an error or manifest some other strange behaviour.

edited Oct 08 '13 at 01:03

Steve Fallows

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What value do you expect? And how do you define safe? – SwiftMango Oct 08 '13 at 00:58
it is recommended coding practice? if I compare it against -1 somewhere in the program is it likely to compare -1 with 0xffffffff and throw an error etc – liv2hak Oct 08 '13 at 01:00
See http://stackoverflow.com/q/50605/214671 – Matteo Italia Oct 08 '13 at 01:03
Didn't we just have this question [a few minutes ago](http://stackoverflow.com/q/19234248/596781)? – Kerrek SB Oct 08 '13 at 01:04

safe to assign uint32_t variable to a signed value

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