C++ Syntax

See http://www.csci.csusb.edu/dick/c++std/cd2/gram.html for an ANSI C++ grammar.

• boolean value: bool (1 bit), true or false
• ASCII character: char (1 byte), integer between -128 and 127
• integer number:
  • int (usually 4 bytes), between $-2^{31}$ and $2^{31}-1$
  • long (usually 8 bytes)
  • can be prefixed by unsigned
• floating point: double (also float, rarely used)
• arrays:
  typeName variableName[ constArraySize] ; char myString[15];
• pointers (a pointer contains a memory address): typeName * pointerName ; char* stringPtr;