How do I print the size of int in C?
I am trying to compile the below on RHEL 5.6 , 64 bit, and i keep getting a warning
"var.c:开发者_高级运维7: warning: format ‘%d’ expects type ‘int’, but argument 2 has type ‘long unsigned int’"
Here is my code:
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
int main()
{
unsigned int n =10;
printf("The size of integer is %d\n", sizeof(n));
}
It does not matter if i change the declaration for "n" to following
- signed int n =10;
- int n = 10;
All i want to do is print the size of integer on my machine, without really looking into limits.h.
The sizeof function returns a size_t
type. Try using %zu
as the conversion specifier instead of %d
.
printf("The size of integer is %zu\n", sizeof(n));
To clarify, use %zu
if your compiler supports C99; otherwise, or if you want maximum portability, the best way to print a size_t
value is to convert it
to unsigned long
and use %lu
.
printf("The size of integer is %lu\n", (unsigned long)sizeof(n));
The reason for this is that the size_t
is guaranteed by the standard to be an unsigned type; however the standard does not specify that it must be of any particular size, (just large enough to represent the size of any object). In fact, if unsigned long cannot represent the largest object for your environment, you might even need to use an unsigned long long cast and %llu
specifier.
In C99 the z length modifier was added to provide a way to specify that the value being printed is the size of a size_t type. By using %zu
you are indicating the value being printed is an unsigned value of size_t
size.
This is one of those things where it seems like you shouldn't have to think about it, but you do.
Further reading:
- printf and size_t
- portable way to print a size_t instance
- assuming size_t is unsigned long
Your problem is that size_t is an unsigned type. Try using
printf("The size of integer is %u\n", sizeof(n));
and you should get rid of that warning.
I think you should write this instead:
printf("The size of integer is %d\n", sizeof(int));
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