Chapter 4. Compound Types

In this chapter you’ll learn about the following:

• How to create and use arrays

• How to create and use C-style strings

• How to create and use string-class strings

• How to use the getline() and get() methods for reading strings

• How to mix string and numeric input

• How to create and use structures

• How to create and use unions

• How to create and use enumerations

• How to create and use pointers

• How to manage dynamic memory with new and delete

• How to create dynamic arrays

• How to create dynamic structures

• Automatic, static, and dynamic storage

Say you’ve developed a computer game called User-Hostile in which players match wits with a cryptic and abusive computer interface. Now you must write a program ...

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