int32t

Int32t is not a standard type in common programming languages. It is most often encountered as a misspelling or a nonstandard alias for int32_t, a fixed-width integer type from the C standard library. In C and C++ code that adheres to the C99 standard or later, int32_t is defined in stdint.h and represents a signed integer with exactly 32 bits.

A 32-bit signed integer using two's complement representation has a typical value range of -2,147,483,648 to 2,147,483,647. The exact binary encoding depends on the platform’s endianness when the value is stored in memory, but the logical value remains the same regardless of byte order.

Usage and portability are the main reasons fixed-width types exist. They allow developers to write code that behaves consistently across platforms where the sizes of standard types like int or long may vary. In practice, many languages provide analogous fixed-width types: in C and C++, int32_t; in Java, int is 32-bit; in C#, System.Int32 corresponds to a 32-bit signed integer; in Go, int32 is a distinct 32-bit type.

If you encounter int32t in source code, it is likely a typographical error or a nonstandard alias. The recommended practice is to replace it with int32_t (or the appropriate language-specific 32-bit signed type) and verify compatibility with the surrounding codebase and compiler.

See also: int8_t, int16_t, int32_t, int64_t; fixed-width integer types; endianness.