4 Data Storage and Representation

This chapter presents the following topics concerning DEC C data storage and representation on OpenVMS systems:

• Storage allocation (Section 4.1)

• ANSI-compliant method of controlling external objects (Section 4.2)

• Global storage classes (Section 4.3)

• Storage-class modifiers (Section 4.4)

• Floating-point numbers (Section 4.5)

• Pointer conversions (Section 4.6)

• Structure alignment (Section 4.7)

• Program sections (Section 4.8)