Number suffix for short

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How do I write a short literal in C++?

I can use ll to represent a long long number, I can use u to represent a unsigned number, etc.

Is there a number suffix for short type?

score 19 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 31 '12 at 18:37

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The C++ standard only gives these integer suffixes (2.13.1)

unsigned-sufﬁx: one of
u U
long-sufﬁx: one of
l L
long-long-sufﬁx: one of
ll LL

so no, there is no suffix for shorts.

answered Jan 31 '12 at 18:37

Joachim Isaksson

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According to the C++ standard http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/language/integer_literal, since C++11, l or L is a suffix for "long long int". – Alex Sed Dec 01 '17 at 02:16

score 5 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 31 '12 at 18:36

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No there is no integer constant suffix for short in C.

In most expressions a short value is promoted to int so it is not so useful. You can cast an int integer constant to short, but with the integer promotions rules, chances are it will be promoted to int.

answered Jan 31 '12 at 18:36

ouah

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If you really need an expression of type `short` and want it to also be valid for the preprocessor, you can use `((short)+(expr))`. – R.. GitHub STOP HELPING ICE Jan 31 '12 at 19:50

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