How is short int (or short) and int different in C? They have the same size and range. If they are essentially the same, what is the use of having two data types?
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How is short int (or short) and int different in C? They have the same size and range. If they are essentially the same, what is the use of having two data types?
They may have the same size, but it is guaranteed that
intis equal to or bigger thanshort int.