.. _arduino-int:

int
===

Description
-----------

Integers are your primary datatype for number storage, and store a
2 byte value. This yields a range of -32,768 to 32,767 (minimum
value of -2^15 and a maximum value of (2^15) - 1).



Int's store negative numbers with a technique called
`2's complement math. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2's_complement>`_
The highest bit, sometimes refered to as the "sign" bit, flags the
number as a negative number. The rest of the bits are inverted and
1 is added.



The Arduino takes care of dealing with negative numbers for you, so
that arithmetic operations work transparently in the expected
manner. There can be an unexpected complication in dealing with the
`bitshift right operator (>>) <http://arduino.cc/en/Reference/Bitshift>`_
however.



Example
-------

::

        int ledPin = 13;



Syntax
------

::

        int var = val;




-  var - your int variable name
-  val - the value you assign to that variable



Coding Tip
----------

When variables are made to exceed their maximum capacity they "roll
over" back to their minimum capacitiy, note that this happens in
both directions.



::

       int x
       x = -32,768;
       x = x - 1;       // x now contains 32,767 - rolls over in neg. direction
    
       x = 32,767;
       x = x + 1;       // x now contains -32,768 - rolls over



See Also
--------


-  `byte <http://arduino.cc/en/Reference/Byte>`_
-  `unsigned int <http://arduino.cc/en/Reference/UnsignedInt>`_
-  `long <http://arduino.cc/en/Reference/Long>`_
-  `unsigned long <http://arduino.cc/en/Reference/UnsignedLong>`_
-  `Integer Constants <http://arduino.cc/en/Reference/IntegerConstants>`_
-  `Variable Declaration <http://arduino.cc/en/Reference/VariableDeclaration>`_