When do we use "long"?

[gingerfish]

hey guys,

when do we use "long"? and what is it anyway? like:

public long someStuff(long n)
{
.....
.....
}

thanks :)

[JamesCherrill]

Its the same as int except that it holds very much larger numbers
For int, from -2147483648 to 2147483647, inclusive
For long, from -9223372036854775808 to 9223372036854775807, inclusive
You use it whenever you want an integer value that may be bigger than the largest int

[gingerfish]

Its the same as int except that it holds very much larger numbers
For int, from -2147483648 to 2147483647, inclusive
For long, from -9223372036854775808 to 9223372036854775807, inclusive
You use it whenever you want an integer value that may be bigger than the largest int

aha! thank u so much! very concise answer :D

[JamesCherrill]

That's "solved" then?

[gingerfish]

That's "solved" then?

yep, just marked it :)