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Re: Representing signed values in corresponding unsigned types

From Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com>
Newsgroups comp.lang.c
Subject Re: Representing signed values in corresponding unsigned types
Date 2026-08-15 02:19 -0700
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Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> writes:

> Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> writes:
>
>> NS <ns@2b.here> writes:
>>
>>> Can all the values of a signed int be represented in an unsigned
>>> int (or signed long in an unsigned long, etc.)?
>
> Obviously not.  Negative values cannot be represented in unsigned
> types.  But I don't think that's what NS meant.

The question is Can all the values of a signed int be represented in
an unsigned int?  The question is not can an unsigned int hold all
the values of a signed int.  An apple, an orange, and a banana can
represent the integers 1, 2, and 3.  All the values of a signed
int can be represented in an unsigned int, as long as UINT_MAX is
greater than INT_MAX.

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Representing signed values in corresponding unsigned types NS <ns@2b.here> - 2026-06-28 10:11 +0000
  Re: Representing signed values in corresponding unsigned types ram@zedat.fu-berlin.de (Stefan Ram) - 2026-06-28 12:07 +0000
  Re: Representing signed values in corresponding unsigned types Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2026-06-28 06:52 -0700
    Re: Representing signed values in corresponding unsigned types Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2026-06-28 18:27 -0700
      Re: Representing signed values in corresponding unsigned types cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2026-06-29 12:13 +0000
      Re: Representing signed values in corresponding unsigned types Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2026-08-15 02:19 -0700
        Re: Representing signed values in corresponding unsigned types Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2026-08-15 05:48 -0700
  Re: Representing signed values in corresponding unsigned types James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2026-06-28 22:23 -0400
    Re: Representing signed values in corresponding unsigned types Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2026-06-28 20:24 -0700

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