Creating the project

Create a new folder under C:\Beginning_C++ called Chapter_04. Start Visual C++ and create a C++ source file and save it to the folder you just created, as tasks.cpp. Add a simple main function without parameters, and provide support for input and output using C++ streams:

    #include <iostream>     #include <string>     using namespace std;      int main()     {    }

Above the main function, add a definition for the structure that represents a task in the list:

    using namespace std;      struct task {           task* pNext;           string description;    };

This has two members. The guts of the object is the description item. In our example, executing a task will involve printing the description item to the console. In an actual project, you'll most likely ...

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