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See also {{lc|std::numeric_limits}} interface.
 
See also {{lc|std::numeric_limits}} interface.
 
{{dsc begin}}
 
{{dsc header | cstdint}}
 
{{dsc macro const | PTRDIFF_MIN | minimum value of object of {{lc|std::ptrdiff_t}} type | notes={{mark c++11}} | nolink=true}}
 
{{dsc macro const | PTRDIFF_MAX | maximum value of object of {{lc|std::ptrdiff_t}} type | notes={{mark c++11}} | nolink=true}}
 
{{dsc macro const | SIZE_MAX | maximum value of object of {{lc|std::size_t}} type | notes={{mark c++11}} | nolink=true}}
 
{{dsc macro const | SIG_ATOMIC_MIN | minimum value of object of {{lc|std::sig_atomic_t}} type | notes={{mark c++11}} | nolink=true}}
 
{{dsc macro const | SIG_ATOMIC_MAX | maximum value of object of {{lc|std::sig_atomic_t}} type | notes={{mark c++11}} | nolink=true}}
 
{{dsc macro const | WCHAR_MIN | minimum value of object of {{c|wchar_t}} type | notes={{mark c++11}} | nolink=true}}
 
{{dsc macro const | WCHAR_MAX | maximum value of object of {{c|wchar_t}} type | notes={{mark c++11}} | nolink=true}}
 
{{dsc macro const | WINT_MIN | minimum value of object of {{c|std::wint_t}} type | notes={{mark c++11}} | nolink=true}}
 
{{dsc macro const | WINT_MAX | maximum value of object of {{c|std::wint_t}} type | notes={{mark c++11}} | nolink=true}}
 
{{dsc end}}
 
  
 
===Limits of integer types===
 
===Limits of integer types===
 
{{dsc begin}}
 
{{dsc begin}}
{{dsc header | climits}}
+
{{dsc h2|Limits of core language integer types}}
{{dsc macro const | CHAR_BIT | number of bits in byte (8)| nolink=true }}
+
{{dsc header|climits}}
{{dsc macro const | MB_LEN_MAX | maximum number of bytes in a multibyte character (6)| nolink=true }}
+
{{dsc inc|cpp/types/dsc CHAR_BIT}}
{{dsc macro const | CHAR_MIN | minimum value of {{c|char}} (-128)| nolink=true }}
+
{{dsc inc|cpp/types/dsc MB_LEN_MAX}}
{{dsc macro const | CHAR_MAX | maximum value of {{c|char}} (127)| nolink=true }}
+
{{dsc inc|cpp/types/dsc CHAR_MIN}}
{{dsc macro const | SCHAR_MIN<br>SHRT_MIN<br>INT_MIN<br>LONG_MIN<br>LLONG_MIN | nolink=true | notes=-128<br>-32768<br>-2147483648<br>-2147483648<br>-9223372036854775808{{mark c++11}} | minimum value of {{c|signed char}} , {{c|short}}, {{c|int}}, {{c|long}} and {{c|long long}}() respectively}}
+
{{dsc inc|cpp/types/dsc CHAR_MAX}}
{{dsc macro const | SCHAR_MAX<br>SHRT_MAX<br>INT_MAX<br>LONG_MAX<br>LLONG_MAX | nolink=true | notes=127<br>32767<br>2147483647<br>2147483647<br>9223372036854775807{{mark c++11}} | maximum value of {{c|signed char}}, {{c|short}}, {{c|int}}, {{c|long}} and {{c|long long}} respectively}}
+
{{dsc inc|cpp/types/dsc signed_MIN}}
{{dsc macro const | UCHAR_MAX<br>USHRT_MAX<br>UINT_MAX<br>ULONG_MAX<br>ULLONG_MAX | nolink=true | notes=255<br>65535<br>4294967295<br>4294967295<br>18776744073709551615{{mark c++11}} | maximum value of {{c|unsigned char}}, {{c|unsigned short}}, {{c|unsigned int}},<br>{{c|unsigned long}} and {{c|unsigned long long}} respectively}}
+
{{dsc inc|cpp/types/dsc signed_MAX}}
 +
{{dsc inc|cpp/types/dsc unsigned_MAX}}
 +
{{dsc header|cwchar}}
 +
{{dsc header|cstdint}}
 +
{{dsc inc|cpp/types/dsc WCHAR_MIN}}
 +
{{dsc inc|cpp/types/dsc WCHAR_MAX}}
 +
{{dsc h2|Limits of library type aliases}}
 +
{{dsc header|cstdint}}
 +
{{dsc inc|cpp/types/dsc PTRDIFF_MIN}}
 +
{{dsc inc|cpp/types/dsc PTRDIFF_MAX}}
 +
{{dsc inc|cpp/types/dsc SIZE_MAX}}
 +
{{dsc inc|cpp/types/dsc SIG_ATOMIC_MIN}}
 +
{{dsc inc|cpp/types/dsc SIG_ATOMIC_MAX}}
 +
{{dsc inc|cpp/types/dsc WINT_MIN}}
 +
{{dsc inc|cpp/types/dsc WINT_MAX}}
 
{{dsc end}}
 
{{dsc end}}
  
===Limits of floating point types===
+
====Notes====
 +
The types of these constants, other than {{c|CHAR_BIT}} and {{c|MB_LEN_MAX}}, are required to match the results of the [[cpp/language/implicit conversion#Integral promotion|integral promotions]] as applied to objects of the types they describe: {{c|CHAR_MAX}} may have type {{c/core|int}} or {{c/core|unsigned int}}, but never {{c/core|char}}. Similarly {{c|USHRT_MAX}} may not be of an unsigned type: its type may be {{c/core|int}}.
 +
 
 +
A {{lt|cpp/freestanding}} implementation may lack {{lc|std::sig_atomic_t}} and/or [[cpp/string/wide#Types|{{tt|std::wint_t}}]] typedef names, in which case the {{tt|SIG_ATOMIC_*}} and/or {{tt|WINT_*}} macros are correspondingly absent.<!--C DR 248, LWG 2820-->
 +
 
 +
====Example====
 +
{{example
 +
|code=
 +
#include <climits>
 +
#include <cstdint>
 +
#include <iomanip>
 +
#include <iostream>
 +
 
 +
int main()
 +
{
 +
    constexpr int w = 14;
 +
    std::cout << std::left;
 +
#  define COUT(x) std::cout << std::setw(w) << #x << " = " << x << '\n'
 +
 
 +
    COUT( CHAR_BIT      );
 +
    COUT( MB_LEN_MAX    );
 +
    COUT( CHAR_MIN      );
 +
    COUT( CHAR_MAX      );
 +
    COUT( SCHAR_MIN      );
 +
    COUT( SHRT_MIN      );
 +
    COUT( INT_MIN        );
 +
    COUT( LONG_MIN      );
 +
    COUT( LLONG_MIN      );
 +
    COUT( SCHAR_MAX      );
 +
    COUT( SHRT_MAX      );
 +
    COUT( INT_MAX        );
 +
    COUT( LONG_MAX      );
 +
    COUT( LLONG_MAX      );
 +
    COUT( UCHAR_MAX      );
 +
    COUT( USHRT_MAX      );
 +
    COUT( UINT_MAX      );
 +
    COUT( ULONG_MAX      );
 +
    COUT( ULLONG_MAX    );
 +
    COUT( PTRDIFF_MIN    );
 +
    COUT( PTRDIFF_MAX    );
 +
    COUT( SIZE_MAX      );
 +
    COUT( SIG_ATOMIC_MIN );
 +
    COUT( SIG_ATOMIC_MAX );
 +
    COUT( WCHAR_MIN      );
 +
    COUT( WCHAR_MAX      );
 +
    COUT( WINT_MIN      );
 +
    COUT( WINT_MAX      );
 +
}
 +
|p=true
 +
|output=
 +
CHAR_BIT      = 8
 +
MB_LEN_MAX    = 16
 +
CHAR_MIN      = -128
 +
CHAR_MAX      = 127
 +
SCHAR_MIN      = -128
 +
SHRT_MIN      = -32768
 +
INT_MIN        = -2147483648
 +
LONG_MIN      = -9223372036854775808
 +
LLONG_MIN      = -9223372036854775808
 +
SCHAR_MAX      = 127
 +
SHRT_MAX      = 32767
 +
INT_MAX        = 2147483647
 +
LONG_MAX      = 9223372036854775807
 +
LLONG_MAX      = 9223372036854775807
 +
UCHAR_MAX      = 255
 +
USHRT_MAX      = 65535
 +
UINT_MAX      = 4294967295
 +
ULONG_MAX      = 18446744073709551615
 +
ULLONG_MAX    = 18446744073709551615
 +
PTRDIFF_MIN    = -9223372036854775808
 +
PTRDIFF_MAX    = 9223372036854775807
 +
SIZE_MAX      = 18446744073709551615
 +
SIG_ATOMIC_MIN = -2147483648
 +
SIG_ATOMIC_MAX = 2147483647
 +
WCHAR_MIN      = -2147483648
 +
WCHAR_MAX      = 2147483647
 +
WINT_MIN      = 0
 +
WINT_MAX      = 4294967295
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===Limits of floating-point types===
 
{{dsc begin}}
 
{{dsc begin}}
{{dsc header | cfloat}}
+
{{dsc header|cfloat}}
{{dsc macro const | FLT_RADIX | the radix (integer base) used by the representation of all three floating-point types | nolink=true }}
+
{{dsc inc|cpp/types/dsc FLT_RADIX}}
{{dsc macro const | DECIMAL_DIG | number of decimal digits that can be converted to {{c|long double}} and back without losing precision | nolink=true | notes={{mark c++11}}}}
+
{{dsc inc|cpp/types/dsc DECIMAL_DIG}}
{{dsc macro const | FLT_DECIMAL_DIG<br>DBL_DECIMAL_DIG<br>LDBL_DECIMAL_DIG | number of decimal digits such that any floating-point number can be rounded to a floating-point number with this many decimal digits and back again without change to the value. Defined to at least 6, 10, and 14 respectively. | nolink=true | notes={{mark c++17}}}}
+
{{dsc inc|cpp/types/dsc fp_DECIMAL_DIG}}
{{dsc macro const | FLT_MIN<br>DBL_MIN<br>LDBL_MIN | minimum value of {{c|float}}, {{c|double}} and {{c|long double}} respectively | nolink=true }}
+
{{dsc inc|cpp/types/dsc fp_MIN}}
{{dsc macro const | FLT_TRUE_MIN<br>DBL_TRUE_MIN<br>LDBL_TRUE_MIN | minimum positive value of {{c|float}}, {{c|double}} and {{c|long double}} respectively | nolink=true |notes={{mark c++17}}}}
+
{{dsc inc|cpp/types/dsc fp_TRUE_MIN}}
{{dsc macro const | FLT_MAX<br>DBL_MAX<br>LDBL_MAX | maximum value of {{c|float}}, {{c|double}} and {{c|long double}} respectively | nolink=true }}
+
{{dsc inc|cpp/types/dsc fp_MAX}}
{{dsc macro const | FLT_EPSILON<br>DBL_EPSILON<br>LDBL_EPSILON | difference between {{c|1.0}} and the next representable value for {{c|float}}, {{c|double}} and {{c|long double}} respectively | nolink=true }}
+
{{dsc inc|cpp/types/dsc fp_EPSILON}}
{{dsc macro const | FLT_DIG<br>DBL_DIG<br>LDBL_DIG | number of decimal digits that can be represented without losing precision for {{c|float}}, {{c|double}} and {{c|long double}} respectively (see {{lc|std::numeric_limits::digits10}} for explanation) | nolink=true }}
+
{{dsc inc|cpp/types/dsc fp_DIG}}
{{dsc macro const | FLT_MANT_DIG<br>DBL_MANT_DIG<br>LDBL_MANT_DIG | number of base {{tt|FLT_RADIX}} digits that can be represented without losing precision for {{c|float}}, {{c|double}} and {{c|long double}} respectively | nolink=true }}
+
{{dsc inc|cpp/types/dsc fp_MANT_DIG}}
{{dsc macro const | FLT_MIN_EXP<br>DBL_MIN_EXP<br>LDBL_MIN_EXP | minimum negative integer such that {{tt|FLT_RADIX}} raised by power one less than that integer is a normalized {{c|float}}, {{c|double}} and {{c|long double}} respectively | nolink=true }}
+
{{dsc inc|cpp/types/dsc fp_MIN_EXP}}
{{dsc macro const | FLT_MIN_10_EXP<br>DBL_MIN_10_EXP<br>LDBL_MIN_10_EXP | minimum negative integer such that {{c|10}} raised by power one less than that integer is a normalized {{c|float}}, {{c|double}} and {{c|long double}} respectively | nolink=true }}
+
{{dsc inc|cpp/types/dsc fp_MIN_10_EXP}}
{{dsc macro const | FLT_MAX_EXP<br>DBL_MAX_EXP<br>LDBL_MAX_EXP | maximum positive integer such that {{tt|FLT_RADIX}} raised by power one more than that integer is a normalized {{c|float}}, {{c|double}} and {{c|long double}} respectively | nolink=true }}
+
{{dsc inc|cpp/types/dsc fp_MAX_EXP}}
{{dsc macro const | FLT_MAX_10_EXP<br>DBL_MAX_10_EXP<br>LDBL_MAX_10_EXP | maximum positive integer such that {{c|10}} raised by power one more than that integer is a normalized {{c|float}}, {{c|double}} and {{c|long double}} respectively | nolink=true }}
+
{{dsc inc|cpp/types/dsc fp_MAX_10_EXP}}
{{dsc macro const | cpp/types/climits/FLT_ROUNDS | default rounding mode of floating-point arithmetics }}
+
{{dsc inc|cpp/types/dsc FLT_ROUNDS}}
{{dsc macro const | cpp/types/climits/FLT_EVAL_METHOD | specifies in what precision all arithmetic operations are done | notes={{mark c++11}} }}
+
{{dsc inc|cpp/types/dsc FLT_EVAL_METHOD}}
{{dsc macro const | FLT_HAS_SUBNORM<br>DBL_HAS_SUBNORM<br>LDBL_HAS_SUBNORM | specifies whether the type supports subnormal numbers([[enwiki:Denormal numbers]]) : -1 indeterminable, 0 absent, 1 present | nolink=true | notes={{mark c++17}}}}
+
{{dsc inc|cpp/types/dsc fp_HAS_SUBNORM}}
 
{{dsc end}}
 
{{dsc end}}
 +
 +
====Example====
 +
{{example
 +
|code=
 +
#include <cfloat>
 +
#include <iomanip>
 +
#include <iostream>
 +
 +
int main()
 +
{
 +
    int w = 16;
 +
    std::cout << std::left; // std::cout << std::setprecision(53);
 +
#  define COUT(x) std::cout << std::setw(w) << #x << " = " << x << '\n'
 +
 +
    COUT( FLT_RADIX        );
 +
    COUT( DECIMAL_DIG      );
 +
    COUT( FLT_DECIMAL_DIG  );
 +
    COUT( DBL_DECIMAL_DIG  );
 +
    COUT( LDBL_DECIMAL_DIG );
 +
    COUT( FLT_MIN          );
 +
    COUT( DBL_MIN          );
 +
    COUT( LDBL_MIN        );
 +
    COUT( FLT_TRUE_MIN    );
 +
    COUT( DBL_TRUE_MIN    );
 +
    COUT( LDBL_TRUE_MIN    );
 +
    COUT( FLT_MAX          );
 +
    COUT( DBL_MAX          );
 +
    COUT( LDBL_MAX        );
 +
    COUT( FLT_EPSILON      );
 +
    COUT( DBL_EPSILON      );
 +
    COUT( LDBL_EPSILON    );
 +
    COUT( FLT_DIG          );
 +
    COUT( DBL_DIG          );
 +
    COUT( LDBL_DIG        );
 +
    COUT( FLT_MANT_DIG    );
 +
    COUT( DBL_MANT_DIG    );
 +
    COUT( LDBL_MANT_DIG    );
 +
    COUT( FLT_MIN_EXP      );
 +
    COUT( DBL_MIN_EXP      );
 +
    COUT( LDBL_MIN_EXP    );
 +
    COUT( FLT_MIN_10_EXP  );
 +
    COUT( DBL_MIN_10_EXP  );
 +
    COUT( LDBL_MIN_10_EXP  );
 +
    COUT( FLT_MAX_EXP      );
 +
    COUT( DBL_MAX_EXP      );
 +
    COUT( LDBL_MAX_EXP    );
 +
    COUT( FLT_MAX_10_EXP  );
 +
    COUT( DBL_MAX_10_EXP  );
 +
    COUT( LDBL_MAX_10_EXP  );
 +
    COUT( FLT_ROUNDS      );
 +
    COUT( FLT_EVAL_METHOD  );
 +
    COUT( FLT_HAS_SUBNORM  );
 +
    COUT( DBL_HAS_SUBNORM  );
 +
    COUT( LDBL_HAS_SUBNORM );
 +
}
 +
|p=true
 +
|output=
 +
FLT_RADIX        = 2
 +
DECIMAL_DIG      = 21
 +
FLT_DECIMAL_DIG  = 9
 +
DBL_DECIMAL_DIG  = 17
 +
LDBL_DECIMAL_DIG = 21
 +
FLT_MIN          = 1.17549e-38
 +
DBL_MIN          = 2.22507e-308
 +
LDBL_MIN        = 3.3621e-4932
 +
FLT_TRUE_MIN    = 1.4013e-45
 +
DBL_TRUE_MIN    = 4.94066e-324
 +
LDBL_TRUE_MIN    = 3.6452e-4951
 +
FLT_MAX          = 3.40282e+38
 +
DBL_MAX          = 1.79769e+308
 +
LDBL_MAX        = 1.18973e+4932
 +
FLT_EPSILON      = 1.19209e-07
 +
DBL_EPSILON      = 2.22045e-16
 +
LDBL_EPSILON    = 1.0842e-19
 +
FLT_DIG          = 6
 +
DBL_DIG          = 15
 +
LDBL_DIG        = 18
 +
FLT_MANT_DIG    = 24
 +
DBL_MANT_DIG    = 53
 +
LDBL_MANT_DIG    = 64
 +
FLT_MIN_EXP      = -125
 +
DBL_MIN_EXP      = -1021
 +
LDBL_MIN_EXP    = -16381
 +
FLT_MIN_10_EXP  = -37
 +
DBL_MIN_10_EXP  = -307
 +
LDBL_MIN_10_EXP  = -4931
 +
FLT_MAX_EXP      = 128
 +
DBL_MAX_EXP      = 1024
 +
LDBL_MAX_EXP    = 16384
 +
FLT_MAX_10_EXP  = 38
 +
DBL_MAX_10_EXP  = 308
 +
LDBL_MAX_10_EXP  = 4932
 +
FLT_ROUNDS      = 1
 +
FLT_EVAL_METHOD  = 0
 +
FLT_HAS_SUBNORM  = 1
 +
DBL_HAS_SUBNORM  = 1
 +
LDBL_HAS_SUBNORM = 1
 +
}}
 +
 +
===Defect reports===
 +
{{dr list begin}}
 +
{{dr list item|wg=lwg|dr=416|std=C++98|before=it was unclear whether the types of the macros in {{header|climits}} are guaranteed<br>to match the type to which they refer (C++ refers to C, and C says no)|after=clarified as not<br>guaranteed}}
 +
{{dr list end}}
  
 
===See also===
 
===See also===
* [[cpp/types/integer   | Fixed width integer types]]
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* [[cpp/types/integer|Fixed width integer types]]
* [[cpp/language/types | Arithmetic types]]
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* [[cpp/language/types|Arithmetic types]]
* [[cpp/language/type | C++ type system overview]]
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* [[cpp/language/type|C++ type system overview]]
* [[cpp/types         | Type support (basic types, RTTI, type traits)]]
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* [[cpp/types|Type support (basic types, RTTI, type traits)]]
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{{dsc see c|c/types/limits|Numeric limits|nomono=true}}
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{{dsc end}}
  
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Latest revision as of 09:22, 31 December 2023

 
 
Utilities library
General utilities
Relational operators (deprecated in C++20)
 
Type support
Basic types
Fixed width integer types (C++11)
Fixed width floating-point types (C++23)
(C++11)    
(C++17)
Numeric limits
C numeric limits interface
Runtime type information
 

See also std::numeric_limits interface.

Contents

[edit] Limits of integer types

Limits of core language integer types
Defined in header <climits>
CHAR_BIT
number of bits in a byte
(macro constant) [edit]
MB_LEN_MAX
maximum number of bytes in a multibyte character
(macro constant) [edit]
CHAR_MIN
minimum value of char
(macro constant) [edit]
CHAR_MAX
maximum value of char
(macro constant) [edit]
SCHAR_MINSHRT_MININT_MINLONG_MINLLONG_MIN
(C++11)
minimum value of signed char, short, int, long and long long respectively
(macro constant) [edit]
SCHAR_MAXSHRT_MAXINT_MAXLONG_MAXLLONG_MAX
(C++11)
maximum value of signed char, short, int, long and long long respectively
(macro constant) [edit]
UCHAR_MAXUSHRT_MAXUINT_MAXULONG_MAXULLONG_MAX
(C++11)
maximum value of unsigned char, unsigned short, unsigned int,
unsigned long and unsigned long long respectively
(macro constant) [edit]
Defined in header <cwchar>
Defined in header <cstdint>
WCHAR_MIN
(C++11)
minimum value of wchar_t
(macro constant) [edit]
WCHAR_MAX
(C++11)
maximum value of wchar_t
(macro constant) [edit]
Limits of library type aliases
Defined in header <cstdint>
PTRDIFF_MIN
(C++11)
minimum value of std::ptrdiff_t
(macro constant) [edit]
PTRDIFF_MAX
(C++11)
maximum value of std::ptrdiff_t
(macro constant) [edit]
SIZE_MAX
(C++11)
maximum value of std::size_t
(macro constant) [edit]
SIG_ATOMIC_MIN
(C++11)
minimum value of std::sig_atomic_t
(macro constant) [edit]
SIG_ATOMIC_MAX
(C++11)
maximum value of std::sig_atomic_t
(macro constant) [edit]
WINT_MIN
(C++11)
minimum value of std::wint_t
(macro constant) [edit]
WINT_MAX
(C++11)
maximum value of std::wint_t
(macro constant) [edit]

[edit] Notes

The types of these constants, other than CHAR_BIT and MB_LEN_MAX, are required to match the results of the integral promotions as applied to objects of the types they describe: CHAR_MAX may have type int or unsigned int, but never char. Similarly USHRT_MAX may not be of an unsigned type: its type may be int.

A freestanding implementation may lack std::sig_atomic_t and/or std::wint_t typedef names, in which case the SIG_ATOMIC_* and/or WINT_* macros are correspondingly absent.

[edit] Example

#include <climits>
#include <cstdint>
#include <iomanip>
#include <iostream>
 
int main()
{
    constexpr int w = 14;
    std::cout << std::left;
#   define COUT(x) std::cout << std::setw(w) << #x << " = " << x << '\n'
 
    COUT( CHAR_BIT       );
    COUT( MB_LEN_MAX     );
    COUT( CHAR_MIN       );
    COUT( CHAR_MAX       );
    COUT( SCHAR_MIN      );
    COUT( SHRT_MIN       );
    COUT( INT_MIN        );
    COUT( LONG_MIN       );
    COUT( LLONG_MIN      );
    COUT( SCHAR_MAX      );
    COUT( SHRT_MAX       );
    COUT( INT_MAX        );
    COUT( LONG_MAX       );
    COUT( LLONG_MAX      );
    COUT( UCHAR_MAX      );
    COUT( USHRT_MAX      );
    COUT( UINT_MAX       );
    COUT( ULONG_MAX      );
    COUT( ULLONG_MAX     );
    COUT( PTRDIFF_MIN    );
    COUT( PTRDIFF_MAX    );
    COUT( SIZE_MAX       );
    COUT( SIG_ATOMIC_MIN );
    COUT( SIG_ATOMIC_MAX );
    COUT( WCHAR_MIN      );
    COUT( WCHAR_MAX      );
    COUT( WINT_MIN       );
    COUT( WINT_MAX       );
}

Possible output:

CHAR_BIT       = 8
MB_LEN_MAX     = 16
CHAR_MIN       = -128
CHAR_MAX       = 127
SCHAR_MIN      = -128
SHRT_MIN       = -32768
INT_MIN        = -2147483648
LONG_MIN       = -9223372036854775808
LLONG_MIN      = -9223372036854775808
SCHAR_MAX      = 127
SHRT_MAX       = 32767
INT_MAX        = 2147483647
LONG_MAX       = 9223372036854775807
LLONG_MAX      = 9223372036854775807
UCHAR_MAX      = 255
USHRT_MAX      = 65535
UINT_MAX       = 4294967295
ULONG_MAX      = 18446744073709551615
ULLONG_MAX     = 18446744073709551615
PTRDIFF_MIN    = -9223372036854775808
PTRDIFF_MAX    = 9223372036854775807
SIZE_MAX       = 18446744073709551615
SIG_ATOMIC_MIN = -2147483648
SIG_ATOMIC_MAX = 2147483647
WCHAR_MIN      = -2147483648
WCHAR_MAX      = 2147483647
WINT_MIN       = 0
WINT_MAX       = 4294967295

[edit] Limits of floating-point types

Defined in header <cfloat>
FLT_RADIX
the radix (integer base) used by the representation of all three floating-point types
(macro constant) [edit]
DECIMAL_DIG
(C++11)
conversion from long double to decimal with at least DECIMAL_DIG digits and back to long double is the identity conversion: this is the decimal precision required to serialize/deserialize a long double (see also std::numeric_limits::max_digits10)
(macro constant) [edit]
FLT_DECIMAL_DIGDBL_DECIMAL_DIGLDBL_DECIMAL_DIG
(C++17)
conversion from float/double/long double to decimal with at least FLT_DECIMAL_DIG/DBL_DECIMAL_DIG/LDBL_DECIMAL_DIG digits and back is the identity conversion: this is the decimal precision required to serialize/deserialize a floating-point value (see also std::numeric_limits::max_digits10). Defined to at least 6, 10, and 10 respectively, or 9 for IEEE float and 17 for IEEE double.
(macro constant) [edit]
FLT_MINDBL_MINLDBL_MIN
minimum normalized positive value of float, double and long double respectively
(macro constant) [edit]
FLT_TRUE_MINDBL_TRUE_MINLDBL_TRUE_MIN
(C++17)
minimum positive value of float, double and long double respectively
(macro constant) [edit]
FLT_MAXDBL_MAXLDBL_MAX
maximum finite value of float, double and long double respectively
(macro constant) [edit]
FLT_EPSILONDBL_EPSILONLDBL_EPSILON
difference between 1.0 and the next representable value for float, double and long double respectively
(macro constant) [edit]
FLT_DIGDBL_DIGLDBL_DIG
number of decimal digits that are guaranteed to be preserved in text → float/double/long double → text roundtrip without change due to rounding or overflow (see std::numeric_limits::digits10 for explanation)
(macro constant) [edit]
FLT_MANT_DIGDBL_MANT_DIGLDBL_MANT_DIG
number of base FLT_RADIX digits that can be represented without losing precision for float, double and long double respectively
(macro constant) [edit]
FLT_MIN_EXPDBL_MIN_EXPLDBL_MIN_EXP
minimum negative integer such that FLT_RADIX raised by power one less than that integer is a normalized float, double and long double respectively
(macro constant) [edit]
FLT_MIN_10_EXPDBL_MIN_10_EXPLDBL_MIN_10_EXP
minimum negative integer such that 10 raised to that power is a normalized float, double and long double respectively
(macro constant) [edit]
FLT_MAX_EXPDBL_MAX_EXPLDBL_MAX_EXP
maximum positive integer such that FLT_RADIX raised by power one less than that integer is a representable finite float, double and long double respectively
(macro constant) [edit]
FLT_MAX_10_EXPDBL_MAX_10_EXPLDBL_MAX_10_EXP
maximum positive integer such that 10 raised to that power is a representable finite float, double and long double respectively
(macro constant) [edit]
default rounding mode of floating-point arithmetic
(macro constant) [edit]
specifies in what precision all arithmetic operations are done
(macro constant) [edit]
FLT_HAS_SUBNORMDBL_HAS_SUBNORMLDBL_HAS_SUBNORM
(C++17)
specifies whether the type supports subnormal (denormal) numbers:
-1 – indeterminable, 0 – absent, 1 – present
(macro constant) [edit]

[edit] Example

#include <cfloat>
#include <iomanip>
#include <iostream>
 
int main()
{
    int w = 16;
    std::cout << std::left; // std::cout << std::setprecision(53);
#   define COUT(x) std::cout << std::setw(w) << #x << " = " << x << '\n'
 
    COUT( FLT_RADIX        );
    COUT( DECIMAL_DIG      );
    COUT( FLT_DECIMAL_DIG  );
    COUT( DBL_DECIMAL_DIG  );
    COUT( LDBL_DECIMAL_DIG );
    COUT( FLT_MIN          );
    COUT( DBL_MIN          );
    COUT( LDBL_MIN         );
    COUT( FLT_TRUE_MIN     );
    COUT( DBL_TRUE_MIN     );
    COUT( LDBL_TRUE_MIN    );
    COUT( FLT_MAX          );
    COUT( DBL_MAX          );
    COUT( LDBL_MAX         );
    COUT( FLT_EPSILON      );
    COUT( DBL_EPSILON      );
    COUT( LDBL_EPSILON     );
    COUT( FLT_DIG          );
    COUT( DBL_DIG          );
    COUT( LDBL_DIG         );
    COUT( FLT_MANT_DIG     );
    COUT( DBL_MANT_DIG     );
    COUT( LDBL_MANT_DIG    );
    COUT( FLT_MIN_EXP      );
    COUT( DBL_MIN_EXP      );
    COUT( LDBL_MIN_EXP     );
    COUT( FLT_MIN_10_EXP   );
    COUT( DBL_MIN_10_EXP   );
    COUT( LDBL_MIN_10_EXP  );
    COUT( FLT_MAX_EXP      );
    COUT( DBL_MAX_EXP      );
    COUT( LDBL_MAX_EXP     );
    COUT( FLT_MAX_10_EXP   );
    COUT( DBL_MAX_10_EXP   );
    COUT( LDBL_MAX_10_EXP  );
    COUT( FLT_ROUNDS       );
    COUT( FLT_EVAL_METHOD  );
    COUT( FLT_HAS_SUBNORM  );
    COUT( DBL_HAS_SUBNORM  );
    COUT( LDBL_HAS_SUBNORM );
}

Possible output:

FLT_RADIX        = 2
DECIMAL_DIG      = 21
FLT_DECIMAL_DIG  = 9
DBL_DECIMAL_DIG  = 17
LDBL_DECIMAL_DIG = 21
FLT_MIN          = 1.17549e-38
DBL_MIN          = 2.22507e-308
LDBL_MIN         = 3.3621e-4932
FLT_TRUE_MIN     = 1.4013e-45
DBL_TRUE_MIN     = 4.94066e-324
LDBL_TRUE_MIN    = 3.6452e-4951
FLT_MAX          = 3.40282e+38
DBL_MAX          = 1.79769e+308
LDBL_MAX         = 1.18973e+4932
FLT_EPSILON      = 1.19209e-07
DBL_EPSILON      = 2.22045e-16
LDBL_EPSILON     = 1.0842e-19
FLT_DIG          = 6
DBL_DIG          = 15
LDBL_DIG         = 18
FLT_MANT_DIG     = 24
DBL_MANT_DIG     = 53
LDBL_MANT_DIG    = 64
FLT_MIN_EXP      = -125
DBL_MIN_EXP      = -1021
LDBL_MIN_EXP     = -16381
FLT_MIN_10_EXP   = -37
DBL_MIN_10_EXP   = -307
LDBL_MIN_10_EXP  = -4931
FLT_MAX_EXP      = 128
DBL_MAX_EXP      = 1024
LDBL_MAX_EXP     = 16384
FLT_MAX_10_EXP   = 38
DBL_MAX_10_EXP   = 308
LDBL_MAX_10_EXP  = 4932
FLT_ROUNDS       = 1
FLT_EVAL_METHOD  = 0
FLT_HAS_SUBNORM  = 1
DBL_HAS_SUBNORM  = 1
LDBL_HAS_SUBNORM = 1

[edit] Defect reports

The following behavior-changing defect reports were applied retroactively to previously published C++ standards.

DR Applied to Behavior as published Correct behavior
LWG 416 C++98 it was unclear whether the types of the macros in <climits> are guaranteed
to match the type to which they refer (C++ refers to C, and C says no)
clarified as not
guaranteed

[edit] See also

C documentation for Numeric limits