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C++ Primer Plus, Fourth Edition
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C++ Primer Plus, Fourth Edition

by Stephen Prata
November 2001
Beginner content levelBeginner
1128 pages
29h 12m
English
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More About C++ Statements

A C++ program is a collection of functions, and each function is a collection of statements. C++ has several kinds of statements, so let's look at some of the possibilities. Listing 2.2 provides two new kinds of statements. First, a declaration statement creates a variable. Second, an assignment statement provides a value for that variable. Also, the program shows a new capability for cout.

Listing 2.2. fleas.cpp
// fleas.cpp -- display the value of a variable
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
    int fleas;             // create an integer variable

    fleas = 38;            // give a value to the variable
    cout << "My cat has ";
    cout << fleas;         // display the value of fleas
    cout << " fleas.\n";
    return 0; 
}

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