Variables in C++ have a type.
- C++ is a type safe language, i.e., it enforces your decisions around types.
- string, number, date, Employee, etc.
- some types, like int, are built into the language
- some are user-defined - some "users" are actually library writers
Declaration and Initialization
- Variables must be declared (type + name) before they are used.
int limit;
where int is the type and limit is the variable name.
- built in types are not initialized
- user-defined types might be
Best Practice: declare and initialise at once.
int limit = 100;
If you make it a habit to always initialise variables with declaration, you can rely on the compiler to figure out the appropriate type to keep the value in.
auto x = 7; // x is an int
- C++ is a strongly-typed language.
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Thanks for reading!
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