An integer constant refers to a sequence of digits. It could be either positive or negative. and must have at least one digit. |
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It mustn't have a decimal point. No commas or blank are allowed within an integer constant. The allowable range for integer constants is -32767 to 32767. |
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There are three types of integer constants: |
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1. decimal : |
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In decimal notation ,simply we write decimal number. e.g. 24,678 |
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2. octal : |
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In octal notation, write(0)immediately before the octal represention,e.g.-076,-076 |
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3. hexadecimal : |
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In hexadecimal notation ,the constant is preceded by 0x,e.g.,0x3e,-0x3e. |
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Some example of integer constants: |
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: 426 |
: +762 |
: -8000 |
: -7605 |