Thread: Negative value returned on unsigned int type

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    Negative value returned on unsigned int type

    While experimenting with different data types I noticed that when using all unsigned data types and performing a calculation resulting is a negative value, the computer still outputs the negative value. Here's an example of the code I am using:

    Code:
    #include <stdio.h>
    
    int main()
    {
    	unsigned int a = 1;
    	unsigned int b = 0;
    	unsigned int c;
    	
    	c = b - a;
    	
    	printf( "%d", c );
    
    	return 0;
    }
    I am not receiving any errors in compilation or during execution. Can someone explain to me what's going on? Thanks!

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    %d (or %i) prints a signed int. Use %u for an unsigned int.
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    Ahh.. thanks!

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