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From: Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com>
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Subject: Re: Representing signed values in corresponding unsigned types
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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.