Whether char is signed
/* 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 whether char is signed cout << "is_signed(char): " << numeric_limits<char>::is_signed << endl; cout << endl; } /* is_signed(char): true */