5 Lexical conventions [lex]

5.13 Literals [lex.literal]

5.13.2 Integer literals [lex.icon]

integer-literal:
	binary-literal integer-suffix
	octal-literal integer-suffix
	decimal-literal integer-suffix
	hexadecimal-literal integer-suffix

binary-literal:
	0b binary-digit
	0B binary-digit
	binary-literal ' binary-digit

octal-literal:
	0
	octal-literal ' octal-digit

decimal-literal:
	nonzero-digit
	decimal-literal ' digit

hexadecimal-literal:
	hexadecimal-prefix hexadecimal-digit-sequence

binary-digit:
	0
	1

octal-digit: one of
	0  1  2  3  4  5  6  7

nonzero-digit: one of
	1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9

hexadecimal-prefix: one of
	0x  0X

hexadecimal-digit-sequence:
	hexadecimal-digit
	hexadecimal-digit-sequence ' hexadecimal-digit

hexadecimal-digit: one of
	0  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9
	a  b  c  d  e  f
	A  B  C  D  E  F

integer-suffix:
	unsigned-suffix long-suffix
	unsigned-suffix long-long-suffix
	long-suffix unsigned-suffix
	long-long-suffix unsigned-suffix

unsigned-suffix: one of
	u  U

long-suffix: one of
	l  L

long-long-suffix: one of
	ll  LL
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An integer literal is a sequence of digits that has no period or exponent part, with optional separating single quotes that are ignored when determining its value.
An integer literal may have a prefix that specifies its base and a suffix that specifies its type.
The lexically first digit of the sequence of digits is the most significant.
A binary integer literal (base two) begins with 0b or 0B and consists of a sequence of binary digits.
An octal integer literal (base eight) begins with the digit 0 and consists of a sequence of octal digits.23
A decimal integer literal (base ten) begins with a digit other than 0 and consists of a sequence of decimal digits.
A hexadecimal integer literal (base sixteen) begins with 0x or 0X and consists of a sequence of hexadecimal digits, which include the decimal digits and the letters a through f and A through F with decimal values ten through fifteen.
[ Example
:
The number twelve can be written 12, 014, 0XC, or 0b1100.
The integer literals 1048576, 1'048'576, 0X100000, 0x10'0000, and 0'004'000'000 all have the same value.
— end example
 ]
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The type of an integer literal is the first of the corresponding list in Table 7 in which its value can be represented.
Table 7 — Types of integer literals
Suffix
Decimal literal
Binary, octal, or hexadecimal literal
none
int
int
long int
unsigned int
long long int
long int
unsigned long int
long long int
unsigned long long int
u or U
unsigned int
unsigned int
unsigned long int
unsigned long int
unsigned long long int
unsigned long long int
l or L
long int
long int
long long int
unsigned long int
long long int
unsigned long long int
Both u or U
unsigned long int
unsigned long int
and l or L
unsigned long long int
unsigned long long int
ll or LL
long long int
long long int
unsigned long long int
Both u or U
unsigned long long int
unsigned long long int
and ll or LL
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If an integer literal cannot be represented by any type in its list and an extended integer type ([basic.fundamental]) can represent its value, it may have that extended integer type.
If all of the types in the list for the integer literal are signed, the extended integer type shall be signed.
If all of the types in the list for the integer literal are unsigned, the extended integer type shall be unsigned.
If the list contains both signed and unsigned types, the extended integer type may be signed or unsigned.
A program is ill-formed if one of its translation units contains an integer literal that cannot be represented by any of the allowed types.
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The digits 8 and 9 are not octal digits.