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Is there an alternative type to "int" in C++ that will allow me to use negative and decimal inputs but uses the same operations (+, -, /, *) as int does? I'm trying to write a program to do augmented matrices, and negatives at the very least are essential.
"int" is not a variable, it is a type. A variable is an entity whose value can vary.Quote:
Is there an alternative variable to "int"
Try the type double.Quote:
that will allow me to use negative and decimal inputs but uses the same operations (+, -, /, *) as int does?
So, as in:
double x=-12.78;
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Is there a specific include statement or namespace statement you need to use double?
You must read on signed and unsigned types. Integral types, of which int is one of them, can be either signed or unsigned.
If you are defining your variables as being of type int and can't produce negative values, then your compiler is not respecting the standard that states at some point integral types (execpt for boolean) are signed by default.
On a standard compliant compiler, int value = -13, or signed int value = -13 should create value as a signed int. If that is not the case, you should create your integral variables with the signed specifier whenever you need to work with negative values.
Why don't you just try? int, double, float, char - these are language keywords, you don't include them. Unless you specify them as "unsigned" (another keyword) they'll handle negative numbers as well.
As far as I know, mathematical operators work on negative numbers just the same way as they do on positives :)
Thanks for the help. I just don't know my way around the language, that's all.
char is implementation dependendQuote:
Originally Posted by anon
it can be signed or unsigned.
If you need to have signed char - better to write it explicetly