size_type requirements

Can someone tell me what is required of the size_type type for standard
containers (and other standard classes defining this type)? Specifically:

1) Are the requirements the same for each container & class?

2) Is it required to have a particular "signed-ness", and if so, which one?

3) Are there required minimum limits for size_type, and if so, what are
they?

4) Is size_type required to be an alias for one of the built-in types?

Thanks.

-Kevin
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On Fri, 12 Sep 2003 22:49:27 +0000, Kevin Goodsell wrote:
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> Can someone tell me what is required of the size_type type for standard
> containers (and other standard classes defining this type)? Specifically:
>
> 1) Are the requirements the same for each container & class?
>
> 2) Is it required to have a particular "signed-ness", and if so, which one?
>
> 3) Are there required minimum limits for size_type, and if so, what are
> they?
>
> 4) Is size_type required to be an alias for one of the built-in types?[/color]

You can look it up for yourself:
http://oscinfo.osc.edu/software/docs...r.requirements

Josh