C语言英文课件ch02.pptVIP

Linux+ Guide to Linux Certification, Second Edition A First Book of ANSI C, Fourth Edition A First Book of ANSI CFourth Edition Chapter 2 Getting Started in C Programming Objectives Introduction to C Programming Programming Style Data Types Arithmetic Operations Objectives (continued) Variables and Declarations Case Study: Temperature Conversion Common Programming and Compiler Errors Introduction to C Programming Introduction to C Programming (continued) C provides a comprehensive set of functions Stored in a set of files known as the standard library The standard library consists of 15 header files Introduction to C Programming (continued) Introduction to C Programming (continued) Identifiers Identifiers in C consist of three types: Reserved words Standard identifiers Programmer-created identifiers Identifiers (continued) Reserved word: word that is predefined by the programming language for a special purpose and can only be used in a specified manner for its intended purpose Also referred to as keywords in C Identifiers (continued) Identifiers (continued) Standard identifiers: words predefined in C Most of the standard identifiers are the names of functions that are provided in the C standard library It is good programming practice to use standard identifiers only for their intended purpose Identifiers (continued) Identifiers (continued) Programmer-created identifiers: selected by the programmer Also called programmer-created names Used for naming data and functions Must conform to C’s identifier rules Can be any combination of letters, digits, or underscores (_) subject to the following rules: First character must be a letter or underscore (_) Only letters, digits, or underscores may follow the initial character Blank spaces are not allowed Cannot be a reserved word Identifiers (continued) Examples of invalid C programmer-created names: 4ab7 calculate total while All uppercase letters used to indicate a constant A function name must be followed by parenthes