unlimited integer datatype in c#

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hi all,
i need integer datatype in C# have size larger than long datatype , its preffered if there is unlimited size.
thanks in advance

Posted 18-Oct-11 21:21pm

marjavic

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 19-Oct-11 3:33am

Did you search hard? :-)
--SA

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Dave Kerr · Answer 1 · 2011-10-18T21:30:00

Solution 3

Google is your friend, the BigInteger type can handle unlimited sized signed numbers:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.numerics.biginteger.aspx[^]

Posted 18-Oct-11 21:30pm

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marjavic 19-Oct-11 3:53am

System.Numerics IS IN FRAMEWORK 4 BUT I'M USING frame work 3.5

Reiss · Answer 2 · 2011-10-18T21:25:00

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Take a look at the biginteger[^] type for .Net 4

Posted 18-Oct-11 21:25pm

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Updated 18-Oct-11 21:26pm

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 19-Oct-11 3:33am

Fantastic! Did you do it without Google? :-)
My 5.
--SA

OriginalGriff · Answer 3 · 2011-10-18T21:25:00

Solution 1

You could try a BigInteger[^]

Next time, try to google first?

Posted 18-Oct-11 21:25pm

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Reiss 19-Oct-11 3:27am

What is this mystical google that you speak of ;)

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 19-Oct-11 3:31am

Sure, my 5, but what can you do if Google is seemingly uptime no more than 5 minutes a day, most members cannot get time for their search... :-)
--SA