June 18, 1998

The Standard C++ keywords are: asm auto bool break case catch char class const const_cast continue default delete do double dynamic_cast else enum explicit export extern false float for friend

A namespace is a scope in which declarations and definitions are grouped together. In order to refer to any of these from another scope, a full qualified name is required.

C++ has been around for more than 15 years. During that long period it has been significantly extended, improved, and standardized. One of the consequences of any standardization process is

In standard C++ built-in types such as char, int and float can be initialized like any ordinary user-defined type: char *pc = new char(‘a’); int pi= new int(10); float pf

All Standard C++ header files must be included in the following way: #include //note: no “.h” extension#include//…other #include statements That is, the “.h” extension should not be used. This technique