KwickClips Cyber Safety and Ethics · 39 sec · free
Does typedef create a new type?
Short answer. No. It gives a new name.
Why long long for a mobile number?
It is too big for int.
Remember
| typedef old_type new_name; |
| Same type, easier name |
Tired of typing long long? Give it a nickname. A mobile number is too big for int. Typedef names long long as Mobile. It is a new name, not a new type. Typedef, old type, new name. Same type, easier name.
This clip is from the full lesson: Structures, Typedef and Enumerated Data Types in C++ — 7 minutes, with the tables, the quick answers and the whole lesson in text.
Useful for: CBSE Class 9 Information Technology (402), GSEB Std 10 Computer Studies, GSEB Std 12 Computer Studies, Cambridge IGCSE Grade 10 Computer Science (0478)
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