RunTime Datatype Determination in C

we have avariablr

int bps; // bps determined during run time
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how can we make conditional declaration of a variable y

we want appropriate declaration depending upon bps.

eg. short y; // for bps = 16
int y; // for bps = 32
long y; // for bps = 64

this is similar to Templates in C++..

like ClassX<int>, ClassX<short int> etc..

manish

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