Programming Languages
for Mathematics
Week 4
Lecture 7 and 8
Shakeel Ahmad
Minhaj University, Lahore
Objectives
In this Lecture, you will:
Become familiar with the basic components
of a C++ program, including functions, special
symbols, and identifiers
Explore simple data types
Discover how to use arithmetic operators
Examine how a program evaluates arithmetic
expressions
Objectives (continued)
Learn what an assignment statement is and
what it does
Become familiar with the string data type
Discover how to input data into memory using
input statements
Become familiar with the use of increment
and decrement operators
Examine ways to output results using output
statements
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Objectives (continued)
Learn how to use preprocessor directives and
why they are necessary
Explore how to properly structure a program,
including using comments to document a
program
Learn how to write a C++ program
The Basics of a C++ Program
Function: collection of statements; when
executed, accomplishes something
May be predefined or standard
Syntax: rules that specify which statements
(instructions) are legal
Programming language: a set of rules,
symbols, and special words
Semantic rule: meaning of the instruction
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Comments
Comments are for the reader, not the compiler
Two types:
Single line
// This is a C++ program. It prints the sentence:
// Welcome to C++ Programming.
Multiple line
/*
You can include comments that can
occupy several lines.
*/
Special Symbols
Special symbols
+
-
/
;
?
,
<=
!=
==
>=
Reserved Words (Keywords)
Reserved words, keywords, or word symbols
Include:
int
float
double
char
const
void
return
Identifiers
Consist of letters, digits, and the underscore
character (_)
Must begin with a letter or underscore
C++ is case sensitive
NUMBER is not the same as number
Two predefined identifiers are cout and cin
Unlike reserved words, predefined identifiers
may be redefined, but it is not a good idea
Identifiers (continued)
The following are legal identifiers in C++:
first
conversion
payRate
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Whitespaces
Every C++ program contains whitespaces
Include blanks, tabs, and newline characters
Used to separate special symbols, reserved
words, and identifiers
Proper utilization of whitespaces is important
Can be used to make the program readable
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Data Types
Data type: set of values together with a set of
operations
C++ data types fall into three categories:
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Simple Data Types
Three categories of simple data
Integral: integers (numbers without a decimal)
Floating-point: decimal numbers
Enumeration type: user-defined data type
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Simple Data Types (continued)
Integral data types are further classified into
nine categories:
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Simple Data Types (continued)
Different compilers may allow different ranges
of values
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int Data Type
Examples:
-6728
0
78
+763
Positive integers do not need a + sign
No commas are used within an integer
Commas are used for separating items in a list
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bool Data Type
bool type
Two values: true and false
Manipulate logical (Boolean) expressions
true and false are called logical values
bool, true, and false are reserved words
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char Data Type
The smallest integral data type
Used for characters: letters, digits, and special
symbols
Each character is enclosed in single quotes
'A', 'a', '0', '*', '+', '$', '&'
A blank space is a character and is written ' ',
with a space left between the single quotes
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Floating-Point Data Types
C++ uses scientific notation to represent real
numbers (floating-point notation)
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Floating-Point Data Types
(continued)
float: represents any real number
Range: -3.4E+38 to 3.4E+38 (four bytes)
double: represents any real number
Range: -1.7E+308 to 1.7E+308 (eight bytes)
On most newer compilers, data types double
and long double are same
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Floating-Point Data Types
(continued)
Maximum number of significant digits
(decimal places) for float values is 6 or 7
Maximum number of significant digits for
double is 15
Precision: maximum number of significant
digits
Float values are called single precision
Double values are called double precision
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Arithmetic Operators and Operator
Precedence
C++ arithmetic operators:
+ addition
- subtraction
* multiplication
/ division
% modulus operator
+, -, *, and / can be used with integral and
floating-point data types
Operators can be unary or binary
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Order of Precedence
All operations inside of () are evaluated first
*, /, and % are at the same level of
precedence and are evaluated next
+ and - have the same level of precedence
and are evaluated last
When operators are on the same level
Performed from left to right (associativity)
3 * 7 - 6 + 2 * 5 / 4 + 6 means
(((3 * 7) - 6) + ((2 * 5) / 4 )) + 6
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Expressions
If all operands are integers
Expression is called an integral expression
Yields an integral result
Example: 2 + 3 * 5
If all operands are floating-point
Expression is called a floating-point
expression
Yields a floating-point result
Example: 12.8 * 17.5 - 34.50
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Mixed Expressions
Mixed expression:
Has operands of different data types
Contains integers and floating-point
Examples of mixed expressions:
2 + 3.5
6 / 4 + 3.9
5.4 * 2 - 13.6 + 18
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Mixed Expressions (continued)
Evaluation rules:
If operator has same types of operands
Evaluated according to the type of the operands
If operator has both types of operands
Integer is changed to floating-point
Operator is evaluated
Result is floating-point
Entire expression is evaluated according to
precedence rules
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Type Conversion (Casting)
Implicit type coercion: when value of one type
is automatically changed to another type
Cast operator: provides explicit type
conversion
static_cast<dataTypeName>(expression)
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Type Conversion (continued)
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string Type
Programmer-defined type supplied in
ANSI/ISO Standard C++ library
Sequence of zero or more characters
Enclosed in double quotation marks
Null: a string with no characters
Each character has relative position in string
Position of first character is 0
Length of a string is number of characters in it
Example: length of Noor Elahi" is 10
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Input
Data must be loaded into main memory
before it can be manipulated
Storing data in memory is a two-step process:
Instruct computer to allocate memory
Include statements to put data into memory
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Allocating Memory with Constants
and Variables
Named constant: memory location whose
content cant change during execution
The syntax to declare a named constant is:
In C++, const is a reserved word
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Allocating Memory with Constants
and Variables (continued)
Variable: memory location whose content
may change during execution
The syntax to declare a named constant is:
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Putting Data into Variables
Ways to place data into a variable:
Use C++s assignment statement
Use input (read) statements
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Assignment Statement
The assignment statement takes the form:
Expression is evaluated and its value is
assigned to the variable on the left side
In C++, = is called the assignment operator
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Assignment Statement (continued)
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Saving and Using the Value of an
Expression
To save the value of an expression:
Declare a variable of the appropriate data type
Assign the value of the expression to the
variable that was declared
Use the assignment statement
Wherever the value of the expression is
needed, use the variable holding the value
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Declaring & Initializing Variables
Variables can be initialized when declared:
int first=13, second=10;
char ch=' ';
double x=12.6;
All variables must be initialized before they
are used
But not necessarily during declaration
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Input (Read) Statement
cin is used with >> to gather input
The stream extraction operator is >>
For example, if miles is a double variable
cin >> miles;
Causes computer to get a value of type
double
Places it in the variable miles
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Input (Read) Statement (continued)
Using more than one variable in cin allows
more than one value to be read at a time
For example, if feet and inches are
variables of type int, a statement such as:
cin >> feet >> inches;
Inputs two integers from the keyboard
Places them in variables feet and inches
respectively
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Input (Read) Statement (continued)
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Variable Initialization
There are two ways to initialize a variable:
int feet;
By using the assignment statement
feet = 35;
By using a read statement
cin >> feet;
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Increment & Decrement Operators
Increment operator: increment variable by 1
Pre-increment: ++variable
Post-increment: variable++
Decrement operator: decrement variable by 1
Pre-decrement: --variable
Post-decrement: variable
What is the difference between the following?
x = 5;
y = ++x;
x = 5;
y = x++;
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Output
The syntax of cout and << is:
Called an output statement
The stream insertion operator is <<
Expression evaluated and its value is printed
at the current cursor position on the screen
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Output (continued)
A manipulator is used to format the output
Example: endl causes insertion point to move
to beginning of next line
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Output (continued)
The new line character is '\n'
May appear anywhere in the string
cout << "Hello there.";
cout << "My name is James.";
Output:
Hello there.My name is James.
cout << "Hello there.\n";
cout << "My name is James.";
Output :
Hello there.
My name is James.
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Output (continued)
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Preprocessor Directives
C++ has a small number of operations
Many functions and symbols needed to run a
C++ program are provided as collection of
libraries
Every library has a name and is referred to by a
header file
Preprocessor directives are commands
supplied to the preprocessor
All preprocessor commands begin with #
No semicolon at the end of these commands
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Preprocessor Directives
(continued)
Syntax to include a header file:
For example:
#include <iostream>
Causes the preprocessor to include the
header file iostream in the program
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namespace and Using cin and
cout in a Program
cin and cout are declared in the header file
iostream, but within std namespace
To use cin and cout in a program, use the
following two statements:
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
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Using the string Data Type in a
Program
To use the string type, you need to access
its definition from the header file string
Include the following preprocessor directive:
#include <string>
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Creating a C++ Program
C++ program has two parts:
Preprocessor directives
The program
Preprocessor directives and program
statements constitute C++ source code (.cpp)
Compiler generates object code (.obj)
Executable code is produced and saved in a
file with the file extension .exe
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Creating a C++ Program
(continued)
A C++ program is a collection of functions,
one of which is the function main
The first line of the function main is called the
heading of the function:
int main()
The statements enclosed between the curly
braces ({ and }) form the body of the function
Contains two types of statements:
Declaration statements
Executable statements
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Creating a C++ Program
(continued)
Sample Run:
Line 9: firstNum = 18
Line 10: Enter an integer: 15
Line 13: secondNum = 15
Line 15: The new value of firstNum = 60
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Program Style and Form
Every C++ program has a function main
It must also follow the syntax rules
Other rules serve the purpose of giving
precise meaning to the language
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Syntax
Errors in syntax are found in compilation
int x;
int y
double z;
//Line 1
//Line 2: error
//Line 3
y = w + x; //Line 4: error
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Use of Blanks
In C++, you use one or more blanks to
separate numbers when data is input
Used to separate reserved words and
identifiers from each other and from other
symbols
Must never appear within a reserved word or
identifier
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Use of Semicolons, Brackets, and
Commas
All C++ statements end with a semicolon
Also called a statement terminator
{ and } are not C++ statements
Commas separate items in a list
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Semantics
Possible to remove all syntax errors in a
program and still not have it run
Even if it runs, it may still not do what you
meant it to do
For example,
2 + 3 * 5 and (2 + 3) * 5
are both syntactically correct expressions, but
have different meanings
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Naming Identifiers
Identifiers can be self-documenting:
CENTIMETERS_PER_INCH
Avoid run-together words :
annualsale
Solution:
Capitalize the beginning of each new word
annualSale
Inserting an underscore just before a new word
annual_sale
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Prompt Lines
Prompt lines: executable statements that
inform the user what to do
cout << "Please enter a number between 1 and 10 and "
<< "press the return key" << endl;
cin >> num;
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Documentation
A well-documented program is easier to
understand and modify
You use comments to document programs
Comments should appear in a program to:
Explain the purpose of the program
Identify who wrote it
Explain the purpose of particular statements
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Form and Style
Consider two ways of declaring variables:
Method 1
int feet, inch;
double x, y;
Method 2
int a,b;double x,y;
Both are correct; however, the second is hard
to read
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More on Assignment Statements
C++ has special assignment statements
called compound assignments
+=, -=, *=, /=, and %=
Example:
x *= y;
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Programming Example:
Convert Length
Write a program that takes as input a given
length expressed in feet and inches
Convert and output the length in centimeters
Input: length in feet and inches
Output: equivalent length in centimeters
Lengths are given in feet and inches
Program computes the equivalent length in
centimeters
One inch is equal to 2.54 centimeters
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Programming Example: Convert
Length (continued)
Convert the length in feet and inches to all
inches:
Multiply the number of feet by 12
Add given inches
Use the conversion formula (1 inch = 2.54
centimeters) to find the equivalent length in
centimeters
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Programming Example: Convert
Length (continued)
The algorithm is as follows:
Get the length in feet and inches
Convert the length into total inches
Convert total inches into centimeters
Output centimeters
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Programming Example: Variables
and Constants
Variables
int feet;
//variable to hold given feet
int inches;
//variable to hold given inches
int totalInches; //variable to hold total inches
double centimeters; //variable to hold length in
//centimeters
Named Constant
const double CENTIMETERS_PER_INCH = 2.54;
const int INCHES_PER_FOOT = 12;
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Programming Example: Main
Algorithm
Prompt user for input
Get data
Echo the input (output the input)
Find length in inches
Output length in inches
Convert length to centimeters
Output length in centimeters
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Programming Example: Putting It
Together
Program begins with comments
System resources will be used for I/O
Use input statements to get data and output
statements to print results
Data comes from keyboard and the output
will display on the screen
The first statement of the program, after
comments, is preprocessor directive to
include header file iostream
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Programming Example: Putting It
Together (continued)
Two types of memory locations for data
manipulation:
Named constants
Usually put before main
Variables
This program has only one function (main),
which will contain all the code
The program needs variables to manipulate
data, which are declared in main
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Programming Example: Body of
the Function
The body of the function main has the
following form:
int main ()
{
declare variables
statements
return 0;
}
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Programming Example: Writing a
Complete Program
Begin the program with comments for
documentation
Include header files
Declare named constants, if any
Write the definition of the function main
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Programming Example: Sample
Run
Enter two integers, one for feet, one for inches: 15 7
The numbers you entered are 15 for feet and 7 for inches.
The total number of inches = 187
The number of centimeters = 474.98
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Summary
C++ program: collection of functions where
each program has a function called main
Identifier consists of letters, digits, and
underscores, and begins with letter or
underscore
The arithmetic operators in C++ are addition
(+), subtraction (-),multiplication (*), division (/),
and modulus (%)
Arithmetic expressions are evaluated using the
precedence associativity rules
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Summary (continued)
All operands in an integral expression are
integers and all operands in a floating-point
expression are decimal numbers
Mixed expression: contains both integers and
decimal numbers
Use the cast operator to explicitly convert
values from one data type to another
A named constant is initialized when declared
All variables must be declared before used
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Summary (continued)
Use cin and stream extraction operator >> to
input from the standard input device
Use cout and stream insertion operator <<
to output to the standard output device
Preprocessor commands are processed
before the program goes through the
compiler
A file containing a C++ program usually ends
with the extension .cpp
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