Ranges of numeric types

The ranges of the integer types are implementation-defined. The header <limits> provides the std::numeric_limits<T> template which provides the minimum and maximum values of all fundamental types. The values satisfy guarantees provided by the C standard through the <climits> and (>= C++11) <cinttypes> headers.

• std::numeric_limits<signed char>::min() equals SCHAR_MIN, which is less than or equal to -127.
• std::numeric_limits<signed char>::max() equals SCHAR_MAX, which is greater than or equal to 127.
• std::numeric_limits<unsigned char>::max() equals UCHAR_MAX, which is greater than or equal to 255.
• std::numeric_limits<short>::min() equals SHRT_MIN, which is less than or equal to -32767.
• std::numeric_limits<short>::max() equals SHRT_MAX, which is greater than or equal to 32767.
• std::numeric_limits<unsigned short>::max() equals USHRT_MAX, which is greater than or equal to 65535.
• std::numeric_limits<int>::min() equals INT_MIN, which is less than or equal to -32767.
• std::numeric_limits<int>::max() equals INT_MAX, which is greater than or equal to 32767.
• std::numeric_limits<unsigned int>::max() equals UINT_MAX, which is greater than or equal to 65535.
• std::numeric_limits<long>::min() equals LONG_MIN, which is less than or equal to -2147483647.
• std::numeric_limits<long>::max() equals LONG_MAX, which is greater than or equal to 2147483647.
• std::numeric_limits<unsigned long>::max() equals ULONG_MAX, which is greater than or equal to 4294967295.
• std::numeric_limits<long long>::min() equals LLONG_MIN, which is less than or equal to -9223372036854775807.
• std::numeric_limits<long long>::max() equals LLONG_MAX, which is greater than or equal to 9223372036854775807.
• std::numeric_limits<unsigned long long>::max() equals ULLONG_MAX, which is greater than or equal to 18446744073709551615.

For floating-point types T, max() is the maximum finite value while min() is the minimum positive normalized value. Additional members are provided for floating-point types, which are also implementation-defined but satisfy certain guarantees provided by the C standard through the <cfloat> header.

• The member digits10 gives the number of decimal digits of precision.

* `std::numeric_limits<float>::digits10` equals `FLT_DIG`, which is at least 6.
* `std::numeric_limits<double>::digits10` equals `DBL_DIG`, which is at least 10.
* `std::numeric_limits<long double>::digits10` equals `LDBL_DIG`, which is at least 10.

• The member min_exponent10 is the minimum negative E such that 10 to the power E is normal.

* `std::numeric_limits<float>::min_exponent10` equals `FLT_MIN_10_EXP`, which is at most -37.
* `std::numeric_limits<double>::min_exponent10` equals `DBL_MIN_10_EXP`, which is at most -37.

std::numeric_limits<long double>::min_exponent10 equals LDBL_MIN_10_EXP, which is at most -37.

• The member max_exponent10 is the maximum E such that 10 to the power E is finite.

* `std::numeric_limits<float>::max_exponent10` equals `FLT_MIN_10_EXP`, which is at least 37.
* `std::numeric_limits<double>::max_exponent10` equals `DBL_MIN_10_EXP`, which is at least 37.
* `std::numeric_limits<long double>::max_exponent10` equals `LDBL_MIN_10_EXP`, which is at least 37.

• If the member is_iec559 is true, the type conforms to IEC 559 / IEEE 754, and its range is therefore determined by that standard.