Doc Comments /
Type
Types
More Information
You need to talk about the representation of integers: 1's complement, 2's complement, sign magnitude, padding bits, trap representations, etc. What happens when you cast a signed negative integer to an unsigned integer, what operations can generate -0, and do the arithmetic operators use the value type or the object type? -- anonymous
Messages
Add your comments here...
real type size
real: largest hardware implemented floating point size (Implementation Note: 80 bits for Intel CPU's)
- On the PowerPC, a "real" is either 64 bits (currently) or 128 bits (eventually, or on AIX) - implemented using two 64-bit registers ("double-double"). There are no 80-bit FPU registers. The double-double (AIX) type is not IEEE 754 compliant, which makes it unsuitable for D.
- On the SPARC, a "real" type is 128 bits and using IEEE-compliant quadruple precision. There are no 80-bit FPU registers.
Integer Promotions
Integer Promotions are conversions of the following types:
char int wchar int dchar uintWhy are not char and wchar promoted to uint as well ? Typo ?
Links
- Corresponding page in the D Specification
- Unicode Issues: more information about char(UTF-8)/wchar(UTF-16)/dchar(UTF-32)