我今天正在处理同样的问题。我的结论是,它取决于程序执行所在的机器架构的字长。
根据C99 limits.h文档。
/* Minimum and maximum values a `signed short int' can hold. */
# define SHRT_MIN (-32768)
# define SHRT_MAX 32767
/* Maximum value an `unsigned short int' can hold. (Minimum is 0.) */
# define USHRT_MAX 65535
/* Minimum and maximum values a `signed int' can hold. */
# define INT_MIN (-INT_MAX - 1)
# define INT_MAX 2147483647
/* Maximum value an `unsigned int' can hold. (Minimum is 0.) */
# define UINT_MAX 4294967295U
/* Minimum and maximum values a `signed long int' can hold. */
# if __WORDSIZE == 64
# define LONG_MAX 9223372036854775807L
# else
# define LONG_MAX 2147483647L
# endif
# define LONG_MIN (-LONG_MAX - 1L)
/* Maximum value an `unsigned long int' can hold. (Minimum is 0.) */
# if __WORDSIZE == 64
# define ULONG_MAX 18446744073709551615UL
# else
# define ULONG_MAX 4294967295UL
# endif
如果有更好的答案,请告诉我。