Hexadecimal Integer Literals

A hexadecimal integer literal begins with the 0 digit followed by either an x or X, followed by any combination of the digits 0 through 9 and the letters a through f or A through F. The letters A (or a) through F (or f) represent the values 10 through 15, respectively.

           .------------------.
           V                  |
>>-+-0x-+----+-digit_0_to_f-+-+--------------------------------><
   '-0X-'    '-digit_0_to_F-'
 
 

The following are examples of hexadecimal integer literals:

0x3b24
0XF96
0x21
0x3AA
0X29b
0X4bD

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