can i give 9(10) in comp 3 instead of s9(10) ? if i can give wht would be ths ans

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can i give 9(10) in comp 3 instead of s9(10) ? if i can give wht would be ths ans..

Answer / anji

we will lose sign value

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can i give 9(10) in comp 3 instead of s9(10) ? if i can give wht would be ths ans..

Answer / m.m.senthil

adding s to 9(10) is nothing but intimating that paticular
value is of signed integer.

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