Programming in C++, 2nd Edition

826 Additional Information about ANSI and TURBO-C++

cout<<endl<<typeid(i).name();

float f;

cout<<endl<<typeid(f).name();

}

OUTPUT

int

float

Explanation: In the above program, two variables of int (i) and float (f) are declared. Using

the typeid() function, their types are displayed. The output is int, float, that is, the type

of variables (i) and (f).

21.4 THE KEYWORD explicit

The keyword explicit is advantageous in order to declare the constructors of a class as be-

ing explicit. When a constructor is invoked with a single argument, implicit conversion is

carried out. In this operation, automatic conversion is performed. The type of argument taken ...