Fixed-width integers in C++

Question

Occasionally I need to use fixed-width integers for communication with external devices like PLCs. I also use them to define bitmasks and perform bit manipulation of image d

Answer 1

Will the next C++ standard define fixed-width integers?

Yes.

As Mehrdad said, you can use #ifdefs for now. An alternative would be some elaborate template magic. Boost has got something in this direction, the Boost Integer library.