Accelerated C++ Chapter 0 – Getting Started
Solutions to exercises in Chapter 0 of Accelerated C++, "Getting started.""
Exercise 0-0
Compile and run the "Hello, world!" program.
Make sure that you locate the documentation and help files for your compiler and editing environment.
Consult the documentation for your particular compiler. Each will have its own set of directives. For the GNU
C++ compiler, assuming the code is in a file named hello.cpp, the following may be entered at the
command line:
g++ hello.cpp
This will produce a file named a.out, or on Windows systems a.exe, that can then be
executed like any other program.
Here is the source for the Hello, world! program.
Exercise 0-1
What does the following statement do?
3 + 4;This statement is an expression. Consider what may happen when an expression is evaluated, and what the result of the expression might me.
This statement is an expression that yields the result 7 and has no side effects.
Exercise 0-2
Write a program that, when run, writes
This (") is a quote, and this (\) is a backslash.The backslash character has a special meaning in a string literal.
The quote and backslash characters must be preceded by a backslash, which is the escape character.
Exercise 0-3
The string literal "\t" represents a tab character; different C++ implementations display tabs in
different ways. Experiment with your implementation to learn how it treats tabs.
For now, self-directed study. More information coming.
Exercise 0-4
Write a program that, when run, writes the "Hello, world!" program as its output.
The main issue here is properly escaping special characters, such as quotes, and adding newline
(\n)
characters where appropriate.