Everything you ever wanted to know about C types, Part 1, What's in a type?

A 32-bit big-endian integer by any other name

From the developerWorks archives

Peter Seebach

|

This article, first in a four-part series, introduces the basics of the C type system, with an overview of what it means to talk about type and a discussion of the basic types (integer and floating point) in some detail.

This content is no longer being updated or maintained. The full article is provided "as is" in a PDF file. Given the rapid evolution of technology, some content, steps, or illustrations may have changed.

View PDF file