C Tutorial/printf scanf/printf Type prefixes
Type prefixes: h
- Appear before type indicators d, i, o, u, x, and X.
- Display the value as short, for example, short integer (hd) and short unsigned integer (hu).
<source lang="cpp">#include <stdio.h>
main()
{
int f = 9999;
printf(" %hu \n",f);
}</source>
9999
Type prefixes: l (lower case l)
appear before type-identifiers d, i, o, u, x, and X.
display value as long, for example, long integer (ld) and long unsigned integer (lu).
<source lang="cpp">#include <stdio.h>
main(){
int f = 999999999;
printf(" %lu \n",f);
}</source>
10000
Type prefixes: L (upper case L)
Available for type-identifiers e, E, f, g, and G.
Display value as long double.
<source lang="cpp">#include <stdio.h>
main()
{
long double f = 9999.999;
printf(" %LG \n",f);
}</source>
10000
