C++ Primer Plus, Fourth Edition

Chapter 3. DEALING WITH DATA

In this chapter you learn

• Rules for naming C++ variables

• C++'s built-in integer types: unsigned long, long, unsigned int, int, unsigned short, short, char, unsigned char, signed char, and bool

• The climits file, representing system limits for various integer types

• Numeric constants of various integer types

• Using the const qualifier to create symbolic constants

• C++'s built-in floating-point types: float, double, and long double

• The cfloat file, representing system limits for various floating-point types

• Numeric constants of various floating-point types

• C++'s arithmetic operators

• Automatic type conversions

• Forced type conversions (type casts)

The essence of object-oriented programming is designing and extending your own data types. ...