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Is there any C compiler which takes the default type of char as unsigned unless explicitly mentioned by the user in the file or project settings?
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unsigned char is a character datatype where the variable consumes all the 8 bits of the memory and there is no sign bit (which is there in signed char). So it means that the range of unsigned char data type ranges from 0 to 255.
The C and C++ standards allows the character type char to be signed or unsigned, depending on the platform and compiler. Most systems, including x86 GNU/Linux and Microsoft Windows, use signed char , but those based on PowerPC and ARM processors typically use unsigned char .
In the book "Complete Reference of C" it is mentioned that char is by default unsigned.
An unsigned char is an unsigned byte value (0 to 255). You may be thinking of char in terms of being a "character" but it is really a numerical value. The regular char is signed, so you have 128 values, and these values map to characters using ASCII encoding.
GCC does. But only when compiling for platforms where an unsigned char is the convention, including ARM linux[*]. When GCC compiles for x86, the default is for char to be signed.
[*] Or at least it has been in the past. For all I know linux has switched to a different default ABI on ARM since.
Update '2013: ARM compilers (gcc, clang) for Android NDK default to unsigned char. The x86 and MIPS compilers default to signed char.
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