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Vincent
Vincent

Reputation: 60381

Signed to unsigned conversion in C++

In C++, does the result of the conversion of a signed integral value, to an unsigned integral value, that can be of two different sizes (ex: short int to unsigned long long int, or long long int to unsigned char) is well defined by the standard and platform independent (regardless of how signed integer are represented for example)?

Upvotes: 6

Views: 2020

Answers (1)

Columbo
Columbo

Reputation: 60979

Yes, the value is defined and independent of the representations used. [conv.integral]/2:

If the destination type is unsigned, the resulting value is the least unsigned integer congruent to the source integer (modulo 2n where n is the number of bits used to represent the unsigned type).

Obviously, the size of the destination type matters, though; long long to unsigned char might yield a different value than long long to unsigned int.

Upvotes: 6

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