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(C++) long

long is a data type like int. Use GetMaxInt and GetMaxLong to compare their maximum values.

Avoid using long in a class interface; use int instead [1].

long code snippets

1. GetMaxLong

References

1. John Lakos. Large-Scale C++ Software Design. 1996. ISBN: 0-201-63362-0. Chapter 9.2.3: 'Avoid using long in the interface; assert(sizeof(int)>=4) and use either int or a user-defined large-integer type instead'

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