Beginning C++23: From Beginner to Pro

© The Author(s), under exclusive license to APress Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2023

I. Horton, P. Van WeertBeginning C++23https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-9343-0_4

4. Making Decisions

Ivor Horton¹   and Peter Van Weert²

(1)

Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, UK

(2)

Kessel-Lo, Belgium

 

Decision-making is fundamental to any kind of computer programming. It’s one of the things that differentiates a computer from a calculator. It means altering the sequence of execution depending on the result of a comparison. In this chapter, you’ll explore how to make choices and decisions. This will allow you to validate program input and write programs that can adapt their actions depending on the input data. Your programs will be able to handle problems where ...