Setting Up the Development Environment: Choosing an IDE
When setting up a development environment for C++, one of the first choices to make is
selecting an Integrated Development Environment (IDE).
Some popular options for C++ IDEs include:
Visual Studio (Windows)
Xcode (MacOS)
Code::Blocks (Multi-platform)
Eclipse CDT (Multi-platform)
Control Structures: Conditional Statements and Loops
Conditional statements in C++ allow the program to make decisions based on certain
conditions.
if, else if, and else statements
switch and case statements
Loops allow a block of code to be repeatedly executed based on a condition.
for loops
while loops
do...while loops
Writing to the Console and Formatting Output in C++
To write output to the console in C++, you can use the std::cout object and the << operator.
To format output, you can use inserted manipulators, such as std::endl, std::setw,
and std::setprecision.
Fundamental Data Types in C++: An Overview
Some fundamental data types in C++ include:
int (integer)
float (floating-point number)
double (double-precision floating-point number)
char (character)
bool (Boolean)
Declaring and Initializing Variables in C++
To declare a variable in C++, you can use its data type followed by its identifier.
To initialize a variable, you can use an equal sign followed by the desired value.
Data Types in C++: Size and Range of Short and Integer Types
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