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Limits of Basic Types

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portable method of determining the limits of the standard types.

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These macros provide a portable method to determine the limits of some of
the standard integer and floating point types.
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<!-- ##### MACRO G_MININT ##### -->
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The minimum value which can be held in a #gint.
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<!-- ##### MACRO G_MAXINT ##### -->
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The maximum value which can be held in a #gint.
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<!-- ##### MACRO G_MAXUINT ##### -->
<para>
The maximum value which can be held in a #guint.
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<!-- ##### MACRO G_MINSHORT ##### -->
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The minimum value which can be held in a #gshort.
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<!-- ##### MACRO G_MAXSHORT ##### -->
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The maximum value which can be held in a #gshort.
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<!-- ##### MACRO G_MAXUSHORT ##### -->
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The maximum value which can be held in a #gushort.
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<!-- ##### MACRO G_MINLONG ##### -->
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The minimum value which can be held in a #glong.
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<!-- ##### MACRO G_MAXLONG ##### -->
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The maximum value which can be held in a #glong.
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<!-- ##### MACRO G_MAXULONG ##### -->
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The maximum value which can be held in a #gulong.
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<!-- ##### MACRO G_MININT64 ##### -->
<para>
The minimum value which can be held in a #gint64.
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<!-- ##### MACRO G_MAXINT64 ##### -->
<para>
The maximum value which can be held in a #gint64.
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<!-- ##### MACRO G_MAXUINT64 ##### -->
<para>
The maximum value which can be held in a #guint64.
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<!-- ##### MACRO G_MINFLOAT ##### -->
<para>
The minimum positive value which can be held in a #gfloat.
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If you are interested in the smallest value which can be held in a #gfloat,
use -G_MAX_FLOAT.
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<!-- ##### MACRO G_MAXFLOAT ##### -->
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The maximum value which can be held in a #gfloat.
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<!-- ##### MACRO G_MINDOUBLE ##### -->
<para>
The minimum positive value which can be held in a #gdouble.
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If you are interested in the smallest value which can be held in a #gdouble,
use -G_MAX_DOUBLE.
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<!-- ##### MACRO G_MAXDOUBLE ##### -->
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The maximum value which can be held in a #gdouble.
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