.. _arduino-long:

long
====

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

Long variables are extended size variables for number storage, and
store 32 bits (4 bytes), from -2,147,483,648 to 2,147,483,647.



Example
-------



::

        long speedOfLight = 186000L;   // see Integer Constants for explanation of the 'L'



Syntax
------

::

        long var = val;




-  var - the long variable name
-  val - the value assigned to the variable



See Also
--------


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