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Use numeric_limits to get max value for short, int and long

  
 


/* 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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