Computer Programming- Lecture 3

Lecture 3
C++ Basics
Part I

Computer Programming I 1

Outline
 Variables and Assignments
 Identifiers
 Keywords
 Input and Output
 Data Types and Expressions
 Arithmetic


Variables and Assignments
 Variables are like small blackboards
 We can write a number on them
 We can change the number
 We can erase the number
 C++ variables are names for memory
locations
 We can write a value in them
 We can change the value stored there
 We cannot erase the memory location
 Some value is always there (old content)


Identifiers
 Variables names are called identifiers
 Each piece of data in the computer is
stored at a unique memory address
 Identifier names allow us to symbolically
deal with the memory locations so that we
don’t have to deal directly with these
addresses
 e.g. total instead of 1001110001110001


Identifiers
Memory Address
0000
0001
x is an integer variable 4 bytes
0002
int x; 0003
c1 and c2 are character variable 0005

char c1, 0007
char = 1 byte
c2; 0008
0009
0010
0011
f1 is a float variable
0012
float f1; 4 bytes
0013
0014


Identifiers
Choosing variable names
 Use meaningful names that represent data to
be stored
 First character must be
 a letter (a-z, A-Z)
 the underscore character (_)
 Remaining characters must be
 letters
 Numbers (letter (0-9)
 underscore character


Keywords
 Keywords (also called reserved words)
 Are used by the C++ language
 Must be used as they are defined in
the programming language
 Cannot be used as identifiers


Keywords (example)


Declaring Variables
 Before use,,, variables must be declared

 Tells the compiler the type of data to store

Examples: int number_of_boxes;
double one_weight, total_weight;
 int is an abbreviation for integer.
 could store 3, 102, 3211, -456, etc.
 number_of_boxes is of type integer
 double represents numbers with a fractional
component
 could store 1.34, 4.0, -345.6, etc.
 one_weight and total_weight are both of type double


Declaring Variables
 Declaration syntax:
 Type_name Variable_1 , Variable_2, . . . ;

 Declaration Examples:
 double average, m_score, total_score;
 double moon_distance;
 int age, num_students;
 int cars_waiting;


Assignment Statements
 An assignment statement changes the value of a
variable
 total_weight = one_weight + number_of_bars;
 total_weight is set to the sum one_weight + number_of_bars

 Assignment statements end with a semi-colon

 The single variable to be changed is always on the left
of the assignment operator ‘=‘

 On the right of the assignment operator can be
 Constants – age = 21;
 Variables -- my_cost = your_cost;
 Expressions – circumference = diameter * 3.14159;


Initializing Variables
 Declaring a variable does not give it a value
 Giving a variable its first value is initializing the
variable
 Variables are initialized in assignment statements

double mpg; // declare the variable
mpg = 26.3; // initialize the variable
 Declaration and initialization can be combined
using two methods
 Method 1
double mpg = 26.3, area = 0.0 , volume;
 Method 2
double mpg(26.3), area(0.0), volume;


Input and Output
 A data stream is a sequence of data
 Typically in the form of characters or numbers

 An input stream is data for the program to use
 Typically originates
 at the keyboard
 at a file

 An output stream is the program’s output
 Destination is typically
 the monitor
 a file


Output using cout
 cout is an output stream sending data to the
monitor
 The insertion operator "<<" inserts data into cout
 Example:
cout << number_of_box << " candy barsn";
 This line sends two items to the monitor
 The value of number_of_box
 The quoted string of characters " candy barsn"
 Notice the space before the ‘c’ in candy
 The ‘n’ causes a new line to be started following the ‘s’ in bars

 A new insertion operator is used for each item of output


Examples Using cout
 This produces the same result as the previous sample
cout << number_of_bars ;
cout << " candy barsn";

 Here arithmetic is performed in the cout statement
cout << "Total cost is $" << (price + tax);

 Quoted strings are enclosed in double quotes ("Walter")
 Don’t use two single quotes (')
 A blank space can also be inserted with

cout << " " ;
if there are no strings in which a space is desired as
in " candy barsn"

Escape Sequences
 Escape sequences tell the compiler to treat
characters in a special way
 '' is the escape character
 To create a newline in output use
n – cout << "n";
or the newer alternative
cout << endl;

 Other escape sequences:
t -- a tab
-- a backslash character
" -- a quote character


Escape Sequences
ASCII char Symbolic Name
Null character ‘0’
Alert (bell) ‘a’
Backspace ‘b’
Horizontal tab ‘t’
New line ‘n’
Vertical tab ‘v’
Form feed ‘f’
Carriage ‘r’
return ‘’’
Single quote ‘”’
Double quote ‘’
Backslash


Formatting Real Numbers
 Real numbers (type double) produce a variety of
outputs

double price = 78.5;
cout << "The price is $" << price << endl;

 The output could be any of these:
The price is $78.5
The price is $78.500000
The price is $7.850000e01
 The most unlikely output is:
The price is $78.50


Showing Decimal Places
 cout includes tools to specify the output of type double

 To specify fixed point notation
 setf(ios::fixed)
 To specify that the decimal point will always be shown
 setf(ios::showpoint)
 To specify that two decimal places will always be shown
 precision(2)

 Example: cout.setf (ios::fixed);
cout.setf (ios::showpoint);
cout.precision (2);
cout << "The price is " << 1.234 << endl;


Input Using cin
 cin is an input stream bringing data from the keyboard
 The extraction operator (>>) removes data to be used
 Example:
cout << "Enter the number of bars in a packagen";
cout << " and the weight in ounces of one bar.n";
cin >> number_of_box;
cin >> one_weight;
 This code prompts the user to enter data then
reads two data items from cin
 The first value read is stored in number_of_bars
 The second value read is stored in one_weight
 Data is separated by spaces when entered


Reading Data From cin
 Multiple data items are separated by spaces
 Data is not read until the enter key is pressed
 Allows user to make corrections

 Example:
cin >> v1 >> v2 >> v3;

 Requires three space separated values
 User might type
34 45 12 <enter key>


Designing Input and Output
 Prompt the user for input that is desired
 cout statements provide instructions

cout << "Enter your age: ";
cin >> age;
 Notice the absence of a new line before using cin
 Echo the input by displaying what was read
 Gives the user a chance to verify data

cout << age << " was entered." << endl;

Data Types and Expressions
 2 and 2.0 are not the same number
 A whole number such as 2 is of type int
 A real number such as 2.0 is of type double

 Numbers of type int are stored as exact values
 Numbers of type double may be stored as
approximate
values due to limitations on number of significant
digits that can be represented


Writing Integer constants
 Type int does not contain decimal points
 Examples: 34 45 1 89


Writing Double Constants
 Type double can be written in two ways
 Simple form must include a decimal point
 Examples: 34.1 23.0034 1.0 89.9

 Floating Point Notation (Scientific Notation)
 Examples: 3.41e1 means 34.1
3.67e17 means 367000000000000000.0
5.89e-6 means 0.00000589
 Number left of e does not require a decimal point
 Exponent cannot contain a decimal point


Other Number Types
 Various number types have different
memory requirements
 More precision requires more bytes of memory
 Very large numbers require more bytes of
memory
 Very small numbers require more bytes of
memory


Some number types
Type Name Memory Used Size Range Precision

short 2 bytes -32,767 to NA
32,767
int 4 bytes -2,147,483,647 NA
to 2,147,483,647
long 4 bytes -2,147,483,647 NA
to 2,147,483,647
float 4 bytes Approximately 7 digits
10-38 to 1038
double 8 bytes Approximately 15 digits
10-308 to 10308
long double 10 bytes Approximately 19 digits
10-4932 to 104932


Integer types
 long or long int (often 4 bytes)
 Equivalent forms to declare very large integers

long big_total;
long int big_total;

 short or short int (often 2 bytes)
 Equivalent forms to declare smaller integers

short small_total;
short int small_total;


Floating point types
 long double (often 10 bytes)
 Declares floating point numbers with up to
19 significant digits

long double big_number;

 float (often 4 bytes)
 Declares floating point numbers with up to
7 significant digits

float not_so_big_number;


Type char
 Computers process character data too
 char
 Short for character
 Can be any single character from the keyboard

 To declare a variable of type char:

char letter;


char constants
 Character constants are enclosed in single quotes

char letter = 'a';

 Strings of characters, even if only one character
is enclosed in double quotes
 "a" is a string of characters containing one character
 'a' is a value of type character


Reading Character Data
 cin skips blanks and line breaks looking for data
 The following reads two characters but skips
any space that might be between
char symbol1, symbol2;
cin >> symbol1 >> symbol2;

 User normally separate data items by spaces
J D
 Results are the same if the data is not separated
by spaces
JD


Type bool
 bool is a new addition to C++
 Short for boolean
 Boolean values are either true or false

 To declare a variable of type bool:

bool old_enough;


Type Compatibilities
 In general store values in variables of the
same type
 This is a type mismatch:

int int_variable;
int_variable = 2.99;

 If your compiler allows this, int_variable will
most likely contain the value 2, not 2.99


int  double
 Variables of type double should not be
assigned to variables of type int

int int_variable;
double double_variable;
double_variable = 2.00;
int_variable = double_variable;

 If allowed, int_variable contains 2, not 2.00


int  double
 Integer values can normally be stored in
variables of type double

double double_variable;
double_variable = 2;

 double_variable will contain 2.0


char   int
 The following actions are possible but
generally not recommended!
 It is possible to store char values in integer
variables
int value = 'A';
value will contain an integer representing 'A'

 It is possible to store int values in char
variables
char letter = 65;

The ASCII
Character
Set


bool   int
 The following actions are possible but generally
not recommended!
 Values of type bool can be assigned to int
variables
 True is stored as 1
 False is stored as 0
 Values of type int can be assigned to bool
variables
 Any non-zero integer is stored as true
 Zero is stored as false


Arithmetic
 Arithmetic is performed with operators
 + for addition
 - for subtraction
 * for multiplication
 / for division

 Example: storing a product in the variable
total_weight

total_weight = one_weight * number_of_bars;


Results of Operators
 Arithmetic operators can be used with any
numeric type
 An operand is a number or variable
used by the operator
 Result of an operator depends on the types

of operands
 If both operands are int, the result is int
 If one or both operands are double, the result is
double

Division of Doubles
 Division with at least one operator of type double
produces the expected results.

double divisor, dividend, quotient;
divisor = 3;
dividend = 5;
quotient = dividend / divisor;

 quotient = 1.6666…
 Result is the same if either dividend or divisor is
of type int


Division of Integers
 Be careful with the division operator!
 int / int produces an integer result
(true for variables or numeric constants)

int dividend, divisor, quotient;
dividend = 5;
divisor = 3;
quotient = dividend / divisor;

 The value of quotient is 1, not 1.666…
 Integer division does not round the result, the
fractional part is discarded!


Integer Remainders
 %(mod) operator gives the remainder from
integer division

int dividend, divisor, remainder;
dividend = 5;
divisor = 3;
remainder = dividend % divisor;

The value of remainder is 2

Arithmetic Expressions
 Use spacing to make expressions readable
 Which is easier to read?

x+y*z or x+y*z
 Precedence rules for operators are the
same as used in your algebra classes
 Use parentheses to alter the order of
operations
x+y*z ( y is multiplied by z first)
(x + y) * z ( x and y are added first)

Operator Shorthand
 Some expressions occur so often that C++
contains to shorthand operators for them
 All arithmetic operators can be used this way
 += count = count + 2; becomes
count += 2;
 *= bonus = bonus * 2; becomes
bonus *= 2;
 /= time = time / rush_factor; becomes
time /= rush_factor;
 %= remainder = remainder % (cnt1+ cnt2); becomes
remainder %= (cnt1 + cnt2);


Increment/Decrement
 Unary operators require only one operand
 + in front of a number such as +5
 - in front of a number such as -5
 ++ increment operator
 Adds 1 to the value of a variable
x ++;
is equivalent to x = x + 1;
 -- decrement operator
 Subtracts 1 from the value of a variable
x --;
is equivalent to x = x – 1;


Exercises
1) X += 1 1) X=X+1
2) X *= Y 2) X=X*Y
3) X += X – Y * Z 3) X=X+(X–Y*Z)
4) X++ 4) X =X + 1
5) X *= 2 5) X=X*2
6) X *= Y * Z 6) X=X*Y*Z
7) X %= X / Y 7) X=X % ( X / Y )
8) X-- 8) X =X - 1


Precedenc
Precedence Operators Precedence
e
Table Postfix ++, -- Highest
Prefix ++, --
Parentheses ( ) Unary +,-
*, /, %
Binary +, -
<, <=, >=, >
= =, !=
&&
||
= Lowest


Comparison Operators
Math Symbol English C++ C++ Sample
Notation
= equal to == x + 7 = = 2*y

≠ not equal to != Abc != ’n’

< less than < count < m +
3
≤ less than or equal to <= time <= limit

> greater than > time > limit

≥ greater than or equal >= age >= 21
to


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