Rules for constructing Constants in C
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There are rules to be followed in order to create Constants in C. Let us discuss the rules to create constants.
Rules for constructing Integer Constants in C
1) An integer constant must have at least one digit.
2) It must not have a decimal point.
3) It can either be positive or negative.
4) No commas or blanks are allowed within an integer constant.
5) If no sign precedes an integer constant, it is assumed to be positive.
6) The allowable range for integer constants is -32768 to 32767
Actually, the range of the integer Constants in C depends on the compiler. The above mentioned range is for 16-bit compiler. However, for a 32-bit compiler the range would be even greater.
The integer constants
• Whole Numbers
• E.g. 25, 35, -25, -46
• For 16-bit C Compiler, Computer allocates only 2 bytes in memory.
• 16th bit is sign bit. (if 0 then positive value, if 1 then negative value)
Decimal Integer constant:
• 0 to 9
• E.g.: 49, 58, -62 … (40000 cannot come because it is > 32767)
Octal Integer constant:
• 0 to 7
• Add “0” before the value.
• E.g.: 045, 056, 067
Hexadecimal Integer constant:
• 0 to 9 and A to F
• Add 0x before the value
• E.g.: 0x42, 0x56, 0x67
Rules for constructing Real Constants in C
Rules for constructing Real constants (Fractional Form)
1) A real constant must have at least one digit
2) It must have a decimal point
3) It could be either positive or negative
4) If no sign precedes an real constant, it is assumed to be positive.
5) No commas or blanks are allowed within a real constant.
E.g.: +867.9, -26.9876, 654.0
Rules for constructing Real Constants (Exponential Form)
1) The mantissa part and the exponential part should be separated by the letter ‘e’
2) The mantissa may have a positive or negative sign(default sign is positive)
3) The exponent must have at least one digit
4) The exponent must be a positive or negative integer(default sign is positive)
E.g.: +3.2e-4, 4.1e8, -0.2e+4, -3.2e-4
Rules for constructing Character Constants in C
1) A character constant is an alphabet, a single digit or a single special symbol enclosed within single quotation. For example, ‘S’ is a valid character constant whereas “S” is not as it is enclosed within double quotation.
2) The maximum length of a character constant can be 1 character. C Compiler allots 1 byte of memory
E.g.: ’B’, ’l’, ’#’
To learn more about constants in C, visit – Variable, constant and keyword in C
what is bit i.e. 16 bit?
16 bit is 2 byte ie one bye is 8 bit.
Refer this link for more info.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bit
Your terminology confuses constant values with constant variables. The “constants” that you describe on this page are referred to as “literals” in order to avoid this confusion 🙂
literals whats that
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can someone please tell if the value of a character constant can be negative or not??
please….need to know it urgently..!
There is nothing like a negative character constant; so far i have not heard of such. Don’t know if there is but as for me it doesn’t exist.
“Yes you can have both positive and negative values”
-God it
The range of real constants in exponential form is -3.4e38 and -3.4e38. These two values same.What is the actual range of Real constants (Exponential Form)……………..
The range of real constants in exponential form is not -3.4e38 and -3.4e38 , It is -3.4e38 and +3.4e38
The Value of a Character constant can be negative.
but ASCII Values are positive
Hey please can you explain all te terms more elaborately??????
wt is 16th bit is a sign bit?
what is rage of integer constant in 32bit compiler
for 16 bit it is 2^16=65536, here it has both positive & negative so range will be -32678 to 0 to 32767. Now u calculate for 32 bit compiler if necessary.
PLS which value is mantissa and which is exponential among these? -3.2e-4
plz explain real constant plz need it for an examination
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5) The range of real constants in exponential form is -3.4e38 and -3.4e38 is this right or it is +3.4e38.
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if i hav to convert -296.27 to octal,headecimal n binary form den wat would b d ans rply its very urgent to know………….
-25 and -46 is not a whole number but yet it is an integers.
The range of real constants in exponential form is -3.4e38 and +3.4e38….but in the example 4.1e8 is provided , i think this value is greater than +3.4e38…….. is t correct r i guessed wrong plz answer me sir
sriganth ………dear 4.1e8 means 4.1 multiply by 10 to the power nine ….
..which is less 3.4e38 ( which means 3.4 multiply by 10 to the power 38…)
In math ,the value of e is 2.31…………but why this in programming language denotes the power 10 ,…………or i m wrong????
The only problem with this writeup is: You don’t actually explain how to define constants in C. What is the code? What keywords are required? Examples would help as well.
Rules for constructing Character constant
1) A character constant is an alphabet, a single digit or a single special symbol enclosed within inverted commas. Both the inverted commas should point to the left. For example,
In Real constants, How many bytes computer allocates in a memory block …?