What is C++? Its Uses, Structure & Basic Data Types
1. What is c ++ ?
C++ is an extension of C.
C++ is superset of C.
It was developed by Bjarne Stroustrup at AT&T Bell
Laboratories USA in the early 1980’s
2. Application of c++ ?
C++ is varsatile language for handling very large programs.
It is suitable for virtually any programming task including development of
editors, compilers, databases, communication systems and any complex
real-life application system.
3. Structure of C++ program ?
C++ program would contain four sections as in
below fig.
Include files
Class declaration
Member function definitions
Main function progream
Structure of C++ program
4. BASIC DATATYPES.
Data types in C++ can be classified under various categories.
C++ DataTypes
User-defined type
Structure
Union
Class
enumeration
Derived type
Array
Function
Pointer
reference
Built –in type
Integral type Void Floating type
int char Float Double
