C++ Programming Code Examples
C++ > For Loops and While Loops Code Examples
Factorial program using do-while loop
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/* Factorial program using do-while loop */
#include<iostream.h>
#include<conio.h>
void main()
{
long n, i, fact=1;
clrscr();
cout<<"Enter any num: ";
cin>>n;
i=n;
if(n>=0)
{
do
{
fact=fact*i;
i--;
}
while(i>0);
cout<<"\nFactorial: "<<fact;
}
else
{
cout<<"fact of -ve num. is not possible";
}
getch();
}
Relational Operators in C++
A relational operator is used to check the relationship between two operands. C++ Relational Operators are used to relate or compare given operands. Relational operations are like checking if two operands are equal or not equal, greater or lesser, etc.
Relational Operators are also called Comparison Operators.
• == Is Equal To 4 == 9 gives us false
• != Not Equal To 4 != 9 gives us true
• > Greater Than 4 > 9 gives us false
• < Less Than 4 < 9 gives us true
• >= Greater Than or Equal To 4 >= 9 give us false
• <= Less Than or Equal To 4 <= 9 gives us true
==
Equal To Operator (==) is used to compare both operands and returns 1 if both are equal or the same, and 0 represents the operands that are not equal.
The equal to == operator returns
true - if both the operands are equal or the same
false - if the operands are unequal
int x = 10;
int y = 15;
int z = 10;
x == y // false
x == z // true
The relational operator == is not the same as the assignment operator =. The assignment operator = assigns a value to a variable, constant, array, or vector. It does not compare two operands.
!=
Not Equal To Operator (!=) is the opposite of the Equal To Operator and is represented as the (!=) operator. The Not Equal To Operator compares two operands and returns 1 if both operands are not the same; otherwise, it returns 0.
The not equal to != operator returns
true - if both operands are unequal
false - if both operands are equal.
int x = 10;
int y = 15;
int z = 10;
x != y // true
x != z // false
>
Greater than Operator (>) checks the value of the left operand is greater than the right operand, and if the statement is true, the operator is said to be the Greater Than Operator.
The greater than > operator returns
true - if the left operand is greater than the right
false - if the left operand is less than the right
int x = 10;
int y = 15;
x > y // false
y > x // true
<
Less than Operator (<) is used to check whether the value of the left operand is less than the right operand, and if the statement is true, the operator is known as the Less than Operator.
The less than operator < returns
true - if the left operand is less than the right
false - if the left operand is greater than right
int x = 10;
int y = 15;
x < y // true
y < x // false
>=
Greater than Equal To Operator (>=) checks whether the left operand's value is greater than or equal to the right operand. If the statement is true, the operator is said to be the Greater than Equal to Operator.
The greater than or equal to >= operator returns
true - if the left operand is either greater than or equal to the right
false - if the left operand is less than the right
int x = 10;
int y = 15;
int z = 10;
x >= y // false
y >= x // true
z >= x // true
<=
Less than Equal To Operator (<=) checks whether the value of the left operand is less than or equal to the right operand, and if the statement is true, the operator is said to be the Less than Equal To Operator.
The less than or equal to operator <= returns
true - if the left operand is either less than or equal to the right
false - if the left operand is greater than right
int x = 10;
int y = 15;
x > y // false
y > x // true
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/* Relational Operators are used for the comparison of the values of two operands. For example, checking if one operand is equal to the other operand or not, an operand is greater than the other operand or not, etc. Some of the relational operators are (==, >= , <= ). */
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
main() {
int a = 21;
int b = 10;
int c ;
if( a == b ) {
cout << "Line 1 - a is equal to b" << endl ;
} else {
cout << "Line 1 - a is not equal to b" << endl ;
}
if( a < b ) {
cout << "Line 2 - a is less than b" << endl ;
} else {
cout << "Line 2 - a is not less than b" << endl ;
}
if( a > b ) {
cout << "Line 3 - a is greater than b" << endl ;
} else {
cout << "Line 3 - a is not greater than b" << endl ;
}
/* Let's change the values of a and b */
a = 5;
b = 20;
if( a <= b ) {
cout << "Line 4 - a is either less than \ or equal to b" << endl ;
}
if( b >= a ) {
cout << "Line 5 - b is either greater than \ or equal to b" << endl ;
}
return 0;
}
main() Function in C++
A program shall contain a global function named main, which is the designated start of the program in hosted environment. main() function is the entry point of any C++ program. It is the point at which execution of program is started. When a C++ program is executed, the execution control goes directly to the main() function. Every C++ program have a main() function.
Syntax for main() Function in C++
void main()
{
............
............
}
void
void is a keyword in C++ language, void means nothing, whenever we use void as a function return type then that function nothing return. here main() function no return any value.
main
main is a name of function which is predefined function in C++ library.
In place of void we can also use int return type of main() function, at that time main() return integer type value.
1) It cannot be used anywhere in the program
a) in particular, it cannot be called recursively
b) its address cannot be taken
2) It cannot be predefined and cannot be overloaded: effectively, the name main in the global namespace is reserved for functions (although it can be used to name classes, namespaces, enumerations, and any entity in a non-global namespace, except that a function called "main" cannot be declared with C language linkage in any namespace).
3) It cannot be defined as deleted or (since C++11) declared with C language linkage, constexpr (since C++11), consteval (since C++20), inline, or static.
4) The body of the main function does not need to contain the return statement: if control reaches the end of main without encountering a return statement, the effect is that of executing return 0;.
5) Execution of the return (or the implicit return upon reaching the end of main) is equivalent to first leaving the function normally (which destroys the objects with automatic storage duration) and then calling std::exit with the same argument as the argument of the return. (std::exit then destroys static objects and terminates the program).
6) (since C++14) The return type of the main function cannot be deduced (auto main() {... is not allowed).
7) (since C++20) The main function cannot be a coroutine.
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/* simple code example by main() function in C++ */
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main() {
int day = 4;
switch (day) {
case 1:
cout << "Monday";
break;
case 2:
cout << "Tuesday";
break;
case 3:
cout << "Wednesday";
break;
case 4:
cout << "Thursday";
break;
case 5:
cout << "Friday";
break;
case 6:
cout << "Saturday";
break;
case 7:
cout << "Sunday";
break;
}
return 0;
}
Standard Input Stream (cin) in C++
The cin object is used to accept input from the standard input device i.e. keyboard. It is defined in the iostream header file. C++ cin statement is the instance of the class istream and is used to read input from the standard input device which is usually a keyboard. The extraction operator(>>) is used along with the object cin for reading inputs. The extraction operator extracts the data from the object cin which is entered using the keyboard.
Syntax for Standard Input Stream (cin) in C++
cin >> var_name;
>>
is the extraction operator.
var_name
is usually a variable, but can also be an element of containers like arrays, vectors, lists, etc.
The "c" in cin refers to "character" and "in" means "input". Hence cin means "character input".
The cin object is used along with the extraction operator >> in order to receive a stream of characters.
The >> operator can also be used more than once in the same statement to accept multiple inputs.
The cin object can also be used with other member functions such as getline(), read(), etc. Some of the commonly used member functions are:
• cin.get(char &ch): Reads an input character and stores it in ch.
• cin.getline(char *buffer, int length): Reads a stream of characters into the string buffer, It stops when:
it has read length-1 characters or
when it finds an end-of-line character '\n' or the end of the file eof.
• cin.read(char *buffer, int n): Reads n bytes (or until the end of the file) from the stream into the buffer.
• cin.ignore(int n): Ignores the next n characters from the input stream.
• cin.eof(): Returns a non-zero value if the end of file (eof) is reached.
The prototype of cin as defined in the iostream header file is: extern istream cin; The cin object in C++ is an object of class istream. It is associated with the standard C input stream stdin.
The cin object is ensured to be initialized during or before the first time an object of type ios_base::Init is constructed.
After the cin object is constructed, cin.tie() returns &cout. This means that any formatted input operation on cin forces a call to cout.flush() if any characters are pending for output.
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/* Standard Input Stream (cin) in C++ language */
// cin with Member Functions
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main() {
char name[20], address[20];
cout << "Name: ";
// use cin with getline()
cin.getline(name, 20);
cout << "Address: ";
cin.getline(address, 20);
cout << endl << "You entered " << endl;
cout << "Name = " << name << endl;
cout << "Address = " << address;
return 0;
}
For Loop Statement in C++
In computer programming, loops are used to repeat a block of code. For example, when you are displaying number from 1 to 100 you may want set the value of a variable to 1 and display it 100 times, increasing its value by 1 on each loop iteration. When you know exactly how many times you want to loop through a block of code, use the for loop instead of a while loop. A for loop is a repetition control structure that allows you to efficiently write a loop that needs to execute a specific number of times.
Syntax of For Loop Statement in C++
for (initialization; condition; update) {
// body of-loop
}
initialization
initializes variables and is executed only once.
condition
if true, the body of for loop is executed, if false, the for loop is terminated.
update
updates the value of initialized variables and again checks the condition.
A new range-based for loop was introduced to work with collections such as arrays and vectors.
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/* For Loop Statement in C++ Language */
// C++ program to find the sum of first n natural numbers
// positive integers such as 1,2,3,...n are known as natural numbers
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main() {
int num, sum;
sum = 0;
cout << "Enter a positive integer: ";
cin >> num;
for (int i = 1; i <= num; ++i) {
sum += i;
}
cout << "Sum = " << sum << endl;
return 0;
}
getch() Function in C++
The getch() is a predefined non-standard function that is defined in conio.h header file. It is mostly used by the Dev C/C++, MS- DOS's compilers like Turbo C to hold the screen until the user passes a single value to exit from the console screen. It can also be used to read a single byte character or string from the keyboard and then print. It does not hold any parameters. It has no buffer area to store the input character in a program.
Syntax for getch() Function in C++
#include <conio.h>
int getch(void);
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/* wait for any character input from keyboard by getch() function code example. The getch() function is very useful if you want to read a character input from the keyboard. */
// C code to illustrate working of
// getch() to accept hidden inputs
#include<iostream.h>
#include<conio.h>
void main()
{
int a=10, b=20;
int sum=0;
clrscr();
sum=a+b;
cout<<"Sum: "<<sum;
getch(); // use getch() befor end of main()
}
#include Directive in C++
#include is a way of including a standard or user-defined file in the program and is mostly written at the beginning of any C/C++ program. This directive is read by the preprocessor and orders it to insert the content of a user-defined or system header file into the following program. These files are mainly imported from an outside source into the current program. The process of importing such files that might be system-defined or user-defined is known as File Inclusion. This type of preprocessor directive tells the compiler to include a file in the source code program.
Syntax for #include Directive in C++
#include "user-defined_file"
#include <header_file>
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/* using #include directive in C language */
#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
/*
* C standard library printf function
* defined in the stdio.h header file
*/
printf("I love you Clementine");
printf("I love you so much");
printf("HappyCodings");
return 0;
}
Standard Output Stream (cout) in C++
The cout is a predefined object of ostream class. It is connected with the standard output device, which is usually a display screen. The cout is used in conjunction with stream insertion operator (<<) to display the output on a console. On most program environments, the standard output by default is the screen, and the C++ stream object defined to access it is cout.
Syntax for cout in C++
cout << var_name;
//or
cout << "Some String";
<<
is the insertion operator
var_name
is usually a variable, but can also be an array element or elements of containers like vectors, lists, maps, etc.
The "c" in cout refers to "character" and "out" means "output". Hence cout means "character output".
The cout object is used along with the insertion operator << in order to display a stream of characters.
The << operator can be used more than once with a combination of variables, strings, and manipulators.
cout is used for displaying data on the screen. The operator << called as insertion operator or put to operator. The Insertion operator can be overloaded. Insertion operator is similar to the printf() operation in C. cout is the object of ostream class. Data flow direction is from variable to output device. Multiple outputs can be displayed using cout.
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/* standard output stream (cout) in C++ language */
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main() {
string str = "Do not interrupt me";
char ch = 'm';
// use cout with write()
cout.write(str,6);
cout << endl;
// use cout with put()
cout.put(ch);
return 0;
}
clrscr() Function in C++
It is a predefined function in "conio.h" (console input output header file) used to clear the console screen. It is a predefined function, by using this function we can clear the data from console (Monitor). Using of clrscr() is always optional but it should be place after variable or function declaration only.
It is often used at the beginning of the program (mostly after variable declaration but not necessarily) so that the console is clear for our output.
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/* clrscr() function is also a non-standard function defined in "conio.h" header. This function is used to clear the console screen. It is often used at the beginning of the program (mostly after variable declaration but not necessarily) so that the console is clear for our output.*/
#include<iostream.h>
#include<conio.h>
void main()
{
int a=10, b=20;
int sum=0;
clrscr(); // use clrscr() after variable declaration
sum=a+b;
cout<<"Sum: "<<sum;
//clear the console screen
clrscr();
getch();
}
While Loop Statement in C++
In while loop, condition is evaluated first and if it returns true then the statements inside while loop execute, this happens repeatedly until the condition returns false. When condition returns false, the control comes out of loop and jumps to the next statement in the program after while loop.
The important point to note when using while loop is that we need to use increment or decrement statement inside while loop so that the loop variable gets changed on each iteration, and at some point condition returns false. This way we can end the execution of while loop otherwise the loop would execute indefinitely. A while loop that never stops is said to be the infinite while loop, when we give the condition in such a way so that it never returns false, then the loops becomes infinite and repeats itself indefinitely.
Syntax for While Loop Statement in C++
while (condition) {
// body of the loop
}
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/* While Loop Statement in C++ language */
// program to find the sum of positive numbers
// if the user enters a negative number, the loop ends
// the negative number entered is not added to the sum
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main() {
int number;
int sum = 0;
// take input from the user
cout << "Enter a number: ";
cin >> number;
while (number >= 0) {
// add all positive numbers
sum += number;
// take input again if the number is positive
cout << "Enter a number: ";
cin >> number;
}
// display the sum
cout << "\nThe sum is " << sum << endl;
return 0;
}
If Else Statement in C++
In computer programming, we use the if statement to run a block code only when a certain condition is met. An if statement can be followed by an optional else statement, which executes when the boolean expression is false. There are three forms of if...else statements in C++:
• if statement,
• if...else statement,
• if...else if...else statement,
Syntax for If Statement in C++
if (condition) {
// body of if statement
}
Syntax for If...Else Statement
if (condition) {
// block of code if condition is true
}
else {
// block of code if condition is false
}
Syntax for If...Else...Else If Statement in C++
if (condition1) {
// code block 1
}
else if (condition2){
// code block 2
}
else {
// code block 3
}
Syntax for If Else If Ladder in C++
if (condition)
statement 1;
else if (condition)
statement 2;
.
.
else
statement;
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/* If Else Statement in C++ Language */
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main () {
// local variable declaration:
int a = 100;
// check the boolean condition
if( a < 20 ) {
// if condition is true then print the following
cout << "a is less than 20;" << endl;
} else {
// if condition is false then print the following
cout << "a is not less than 20;" << endl;
}
cout << "value of a is : " << a << endl;
return 0;
}
C++ 'Binary Search Tree' insertion & deletion, finding an element, finding min element, max element, left child, right child, "recursive" and "nonrecursive" traversals, finding the number
Since Floyd's triangle is right 'angled-triangle' formed by the natural numbers. C++ program ask you to enter the range to print the Floyd's Triangle upto the 'given range'. First enter the