1. 1 Chapter 2 C++ Syntax and Semantics, and the Program Development Process

2. 2 A C++ program is a collection of one or more functions l there must be a function called main( ) l execution always begins with the first statement in function main( ) l any other functions in your program are subprograms and are not executed until they are called

3. 3 Shortest C++ Program int main ( ) { return 0; } type of returned value name of function

4. What is in a heading? int main ( ) type of returned value name of function says no parameters 4

5. Every C++ function has 2 parts int main ( ) heading { body block return 0; } 5

6. 6 l a block is a sequence of zero or more statements enclosed by a pair of curly braces { } SYNTAX { Statement (optional). } Block (Compound Statement)

7. 7 Program With Several Functions main function square function cube function

8. 8 Program With Three Functions #include int Square( int ); // declares these two int Cube( int ); // value-returning functions using namespace std ; int main( ) { cout << “The square of 27 is “ << Square(27) << endl;// function call cout << “The cube of 27 is “ << Cube(27) << endl; // function call return 0; }

9. 9 Rest of Program int Square( int n ) { return n * n; } int Cube( int n ) { return n * n * n; }

10. 10 Functions l Functions are used to: l Organize your program and make it easier to understand (the CalcPay function in chapter 1) l Allow code to be called and executed multiple times (Square, Cube functions can be called many times as needed)

11. 11 Functions l Functions are passed data: Square(27) 27 is passed l Functions can return data: The Square and Cube functions return the respective results l Functions must be defined before they are used

12. 12 Output of program The square of 27 is 729 The cube of 27 is 19683

13. 13 What is an Identifier? l An identifier is the name used for a data object (a variable or a constant), or for a function, in a C++ program. l C++ is a case-sensitive language. using meaningful identifiers is a good programming practice

14. 14 Identifiers l an identifier must start with a letter or underscore, and be followed by zero or more letters (A-Z, a-z), digits (0-9), or underscores l VALID age_of_dogtaxRateY2K PrintHeading ageOfHorse NOT VALID (Why?) age# 2000TaxRate Age-Of-Cat

15. 15 C++ Data Types structured array struct union class address pointer reference simple integral enum char short int long bool floating float double long double

16. 16 C++ Simple Data Types simple types integralfloating char short int long bool enum float double long double unsigned

17. 17 Standard Data Types in C++ l Integral Types n represent whole numbers and their negatives n declared as int, short, or long l Floating Types n represent real numbers with a decimal point n declared as float, or double l Character Types n represent single characters n declared as char

18. 18 Samples of C++ Data Values int sample values 4578 -4578 0 float sample values 95.274 95..265 char sample values ‘ B ’ ‘ d ’ ‘ 4 ’ ‘ ? ’‘ * ’

19. 19 What is a Variable? l A variable is a location in memory which we can refer to by an identifier, and in which a data value that can be changed is stored. l declaring a variable means specifying both its name and its data type

20. 20 What Does a Variable Declaration Do? A declaration tells the compiler to allocate enough memory to hold a value of this data type, and to associate the identifier with this location. int ageOfDog; float taxRateY2K; char middleInitial ; 4 bytes for taxRateY2K And ageOfDog 1 byte for middleInitial

21. 21 C++ Data Type String l a string is a sequence of characters enclosed in double quotes l string sample values “Hello” “Year 2000” “1234” the empty string (null string) contains no characters and is written as “”

22. 22 More About Type String l string is not a built-in (standard) type n it is a programmer-defined data type n it is provided in the C++ standard library l string operations include n comparing 2 string values n searching a string for a particular character n joining one string to another

23. 23 What is a Named Constant? l A named constant is a location in memory that we can refer to by an identifier, and in which a data value that cannot be changed is stored. l VALID CONSTANT DECLARATIONS const string STARS = “****” ; const float NORMAL_TEMP = 98.6 ; const char BLANK = ‘ ’ ; const int VOTING_AGE = 18 ; const float MAX_HOURS = 40.0 ;

24. 24 Constant Names l Constant names are usually capitalized l This is not required, but a very good idea that is an industry standard

25. 25 Giving a Value to a Variable You can assign (give) a value to a variable by using the assignment operator = VARIABLE DECLARATIONS string firstName ; char middleInitial ; char letter ; int ageOfDog; VALID ASSIGNMENT STATEMENTS firstName = “Fido” ; middleInitial = ‘X’ ; letter = middleInitial ; ageOfDog = 12 ;

26. 26 What is an Expression in C++? l An expression is a valid arrangement of variables, constants, and operators. l in C++ each expression can be evaluated to compute a value of a given type l the value of the expression 9 + 5 is 14

27. Variable = Expression First, Expression on right is evaluated. Then the resulting value is stored in the memory location of Variable on left. Assignment Operator Syntax 27

28. 28 Assignment l Assignment (=) is NOT the same as a mathematical equal operation l a = a+c; is legal (add the value of variable c to the current value of the variable a, and replace a with this)

29. 29 String Concatenation (+) l concatenation is a binary operation that uses the + operator l at least one of the operands must be a string variable or named constant--the other operand can be string type or char type

30. 30 Concatenation Example const string WHEN = “Tomorrow” ; const char EXCLAMATION = ‘!’ ; string message1 ; string message2 ; message1 = “Yesterday “ ; message2 = “and “ ; message1 = message1 + message2 + WHEN + EXCLAMATION ;

31. 31 Insertion Operator ( << ) l variable cout is predefined to denote an output stream that goes to the standard output device (display screen) l the insertion operator << called “put to” takes 2 operands l the left operand is a stream expression, such as cout. The right operand is an expression of simple type or a string constant

32. 32 Output Statements SYNTAX These examples yield the same output: cout << “The answer is “ ; cout << 3 * 4 ; cout << “The answer is “ << 3 * 4 ; cout << Expression << Expression... ;

33. 33 Preporcessor Before your source program is compiled, it is first examined by the preprocessor to n remove all comments from source code n handle all preprocessor directives--they begin with the # character such as #include –tells preprocessor to look in the standard include directory for the header file called iostream and insert its contents into your source code

34. No I/O is built into C++ l Instead, a library provides an output stream Screen executing program iostream 34

35. 35 Using Libraries l A library has 2 parts Interface (stored in a header file) tells what items are in the library and how to use them. Implementation (stored in another file) contains the definitions of the items in the library. l #include Refers to the header file for the iostream library needed for use of cout and endl.

36. 36 Using Libraries l Header file: You must put the include statement at the top of your program for I/O that you use (#include for display, keyboard operations for example) l The implementation file is included automatically for you by the compiler

37. 37 // ****************************************************** // PrintName program // This program prints a name in two different formats // ****************************************************** #include // for cout and endl #include // for data type string using namespace std; const string FIRST = “Herman”; // Person’s first name const string LAST = “Smith”; // Person’s last name const char MIDDLE = ‘G’; // Person’s middle initial C++ Program

38. 38 C++ Code Continued int main( ) { string firstLast; // Name in first-last format string lastFirst; // Name in last-first format firstLast = FIRST + “ “ + LAST ; cout << “Name in first-last format is “ << endl << firstLast << endl; lastFirst = LAST + “, “ + FIRST + ’ ’ ; cout << “Name in first-last format is “ << endl << lastFirst << MIDDLE << ’.’ << endl; return 0; }

39. 39 Output of Program Name in first-last format is Herman Smith Name in last-first-initial format is Smith, Herman G.

40. 40 Namespaces l C++ has the ability to use the same variable name for different variables in different namespaces l This is an advanced feature you do not need to use (and can be confusing)

41. 41 using namespace std l For your programs: l Put the system includes (like #include at the top (after the prolog comments) l Follow the system includes with the statement: using namespace std;