In C99 the available basic integer types (the ones without _t) were deemed insufficient, because their actual sizes may vary across different systems. The C99 standard includes definitions of several new integer types to enhance the portability of programs. The new types are especially useful in embedded environments. All of the new types are suffixed with a _t and are guaranteed to be defined uniformly across all systems.
Integer Data Types
| C type | stdint.h type | Bits | Sign | Range |
| char | uint8_t | 8 | Unsigned | 0 .. 255 |
| signed char | int8_t | 8 | Signed | -128 .. 127 |
| unsigned short or unsigned int | uint16_t | 16 | Unsigned | 0 .. 65,535 |
| short or int | int16_t | 16 | Signed | -32,768 .. 32,767 |
| unsigned int | uint32_t | 32 | Unsigned | 0 .. 4,294,967,295 |
| int | int32_t | 32 | Signed | -2,147,483,648 .. 2,147,483,647 |
| unsigned long long | uint64_t | 64 | Unsigned | 0 .. 18,446,744,073,709,551,615 |
| long long | int64_t | 64 | Signed | -9,223,372,036,854,775,808 .. 9,223,372,036,854,775,807 |
(int can be 16 bits or 32 bits depending on the platform)
Floating Point Data Types
| C type | IEE754 Name | Bits | Range |
| float | Single Precision | 32 | -3.4E38 .. 3.4E38 |
| double | Double Precision | 64 | -1.7E308 .. 1.7E308 |
Typedef's To Include For C99 stdint.h Types
//----- STDINT.H TYPE DEFINITIONS -----
//(Valid for XC16 & XC32 microchip PIC compilers)
#ifndef uint8_t
typedef unsigned char uint8_t;
#endif
#ifndef int8_t
typedef signed char int8_t;
#endif
#ifndef uint16_t
typedef unsigned short uint16_t;
#endif
#ifndef int16_t
typedef signed short int16_t;
#endif
#ifndef uint32_t
typedef unsigned long uint32_t;
#endif
#ifndef int32_t
typedef signed long int32_t;
#endif
#ifndef uint64_t
typedef unsigned long long uint64_t;
#endif
#ifndef int64_t
typedef signed long long int64_t;
#endif
//----- STDINT.H TYPE DEFINITIONS -----
//(Valid for XC8 microchip PIC compiler)
#ifndef uint8_t
typedef unsigned char uint8_t;
#endif
#ifndef int8_t
typedef signed char int8_t;
#endif
#ifndef uint16_t
typedef unsigned short uint16_t;
#endif
#ifndef int16_t
typedef signed short int16_t;
#endif
#ifndef uint32_t
typedef unsigned long uint32_t;
#endif
#ifndef int32_t
typedef signed long int32_t;
#endif
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