Programming for Chemical Engineers Using C, C++, and MATLAB®

Chapter

C

++ is an improved version of C in terms of features and programming

style capabilities, which is why we see an increment symbol ++ after the

C. Since C++ is a superset of C, we can use the C++ compiler to compile

existing C programs (but not the other way around). In this way, we can improve

the C program structure to pattern it to C++.

The best way to learn C++ syntax is to compare it with the language

we already know–C. We will be reviewing the C program listings presented

previously and comparing them with the way C++ programs are developed with

respect to the same problems. The transition from C to C++ will be much easier,

as we can always relate it to the language we are familiar.

In this chapter we will ...