C printf type prefix

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).

#include <stdio.h>
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{
    int f = 9999;
    printf(" %hu \n",f);
}

The code above generates the following result.

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).

#include <stdio.h>
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main(){
    int f = 999999999;
    printf(" %lu \n",f);
}

The code above generates the following result.

Type prefixes: L (upper case L)

Available for type-identifiers e, E, f, g, and G. Display value as long double.

#include <stdio.h>
main()/* ww  w . ja  v a  2 s .  com*/
{
    long double f = 9999.999;
    printf(" %LG \n",f);
}

The code above generates the following result.