C Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach

Appendix A: Reference Tables

Table A-1. Escape Sequences in C

Character	Escape Sequence	ASCII value
bell (alert)	\a	007
backspace	\b	008
tab	\t	009
newline (line feed)	\n	010
form feed	\f	012
carriage return	\r	013
double quote, inserts a double quote	\"	034
single quote, inserts a single quote	\'	039
question mark, inserts a question mark	\?	063
backslash, inserts a backslash	\\	092
null	\0	000

Table A-2. Basic Data Types in C

Basic Data Type	Size in Bits	Range of Values
char	8	-128 to 127
int	16	-32,768 to 32,767
float	32	-3.4e-38 to -3.4e+38, 0, 3.4e-38 to 3.4e+38
double	64	-1.7e-307 to -1.7e+308, 0, 1.7e-307 to 1.7e+308

Table A-3. Qualified Basic Data Types in C

Basic Data Type	Size in Bits	Range of Values
signed char	8	-128 to 127
unsigned char	8	0 to 255
signed int	16	-32,768 to 32,767 ...