What is the u32::MIN constant in Rust?

Overview

The u32 stands for 32-bit unsigned integer type. It is an unsigned integer because it cannot contain a negative value like signed integers. The range of u32 is 0 to 4294967295. In order to get the smallest value of this integer type, we must use the MIN constant.

Syntax

u32::MIN
syntax for MIN constant in Rust

Parameters

This method requires no parameter.

Return value

This method returns the value 0 .

Code example

Let's look at the code below:

fn main() {
// print the MIN constant
println!("{}", u32::MIN);
// perform some operations with it
println!("{}", u32::MIN + 1);
println!("{}", u32::MIN / 1 + 10);
println!("{}", u32::MIN + 500 - 100);
println!("{}", u32::MIN * 78);
}

Code explanation

  • Line 3: We print the MIN constant.
  • Lines 6 to 9: We perform some arithmetic operations using the MIN constant of the u32 and print the results to the console.

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