Thread: signed/ unsigned what!!

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    Question signed/ unsigned what!!

    hello all!!

    i'm a noob learning c and i dont really understand
    signed and unsigned char/ int's.

    I know they're important but i'm having trouble getting to grips with
    the effect they have and why they're important, so can some good samaritan
    give me an explanation or send me to someone who can??

    thanx to all

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    Signed and unsigned are sneaky scientist words. You can think of a signed value like the numbers you learned in grade school math except now there are limits. An unsigned value is like a car's odometer. When it gets to the end, it rolls over to the beginning again.

    As for the types themselves, int is a little box that can hold a number and char is just a smaller box.

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    I found it most amusing that I answered this question while taking a break from an article about zero point energy. Am I a nerd?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Prelude

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    I found it most amusing that I answered this question while taking a break from an article about zero point energy. Am I a nerd?
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