int16, int32

[Doug Gwyn <gwyn>]

> >In any case, most experienced C programmers will use "short" when 16
> >bits is known to suffice and "long" when 32 bits are needed.

> Um, excuse me folks, but this discussion is getting very machine dependent.
> Everyone seems to be assuming, at least tacitly, that "ints" come in
> only two sizes: 16 bits and 32 bits.

Not at all.  These are the minimum number of bits guaranteed
in the ANSI spec.