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Use numeric_limits to get max value for short, int and long
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/* The following code example is taken from the book
* "The C++ Standard Library - A Tutorial and Reference"
* by Nicolai M. Josuttis, Addison-Wesley, 1999
*
* (C) Copyright Nicolai M. Josuttis 1999.
* Permission to copy, use, modify, sell and distribute this software
* is granted provided this copyright notice appears in all copies.
* This software is provided "as is" without express or implied
* warranty, and with no claim as to its suitability for any purpose.
*/
#include <iostream>
#include <limits>
#include <string>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
// use textual representation for bool
cout << boolalpha;
// print maximum of integral types
cout << "max(short): " << numeric_limits<short>::max() << endl;
cout << "max(int): " << numeric_limits<int>::max() << endl;
cout << "max(long): " << numeric_limits<long>::max() << endl;
cout << endl;
}
/*
max(short): 32767
max(int): 2147483647
max(long): 2147483647
*/
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