intmax_t(3type)

NAME
intmax_t, uintmax_t - greatest-width basic integer types

LIBRARY
Standard C library (libc)

SYNOPSIS
#include <stdint.h>

typedef /* ... */ intmax_t;
typedef /* ... */ uintmax_t;

#define INTMAX_WIDTH  /* ... */
#define UINTMAX_WIDTH INTMAX_WIDTH

#define INTMAX_MAX    /*  2**(INTMAX_WIDTH - 1) - 1  */
#define INTMAX_MIN    /*  - 2**(INTMAX_WIDTH - 1)    */
#define UINTMAX_MAX   /*  2**UINTMAX_WIDTH - 1       */

#define INTMAX_C(c)   c ## /* ... */
#define UINTMAX_C(c)  c ## /* ... */

DESCRIPTION
intmax_t is a signed integer type capable of representing any value of any basic signed integer type supported by the implementation. It is capable of storing values in the range [INTMAX_MIN, INTMAX_MAX].

uintmax_t is an unsigned integer type capable of representing any value of any basic unsigned integer type supported by the implementation. It is capable of storing values in the range [0, UINTMAX_MAX].

The macros [U]INTMAX_WIDTH expand to the width in bits of these types.

The macros [U]INTMAX_MAX expand to the maximum value that these types can hold.

The macro INTMAX_MIN expands to the minimum value that intmax_t can hold.

The macros [U]INTMAX_C() expand their argument to an integer constant of type [u]intmax_t.

The length modifier for [u]intmax_t for the printf(3) and the scanf(3) families of functions is j; resulting commonly in %jd, %ji, %ju, or %jx for printing [u]intmax_t values.

STANDARDS
C11, POSIX.1-2024.

HISTORY
C99, POSIX.1-2001.

NOTES
The following header also provides these types: <inttypes.h>.

BUGS
These types may not be as large as extended integer types, such as __int128

SEE ALSO
int64_t(3type), intptr_t(3type), printf(3), strtoimax(3)