Loops, Input, and char

Abstract

In this chapter we'll look at repeated actions, input, and things to do with the character type.

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I could have called it sin and waited for the puns to start, but sin already means something in C++: the sine function. “S-in” might be a good way to pronounce it.
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This is from the g++ compiler. Visual Studio gave me three lines and clearly identified << as the problem. Nice!
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Some compilers aren’t up to speed on this, and let the variables stay defined after the loop. Solution: declare the variable before the loop. Better yet, upgrade your compiler.

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Will Briggs
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Briggs, W. (2019). Loops, Input, and char. In: C++ for Lazy Programmers. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-5187-4_5

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-5187-4_5
Published: 03 October 2019
Publisher Name: Apress, Berkeley, CA
Print ISBN: 978-1-4842-5186-7
Online ISBN: 978-1-4842-5187-4
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