C++ All-in-One For Dummies, 3rd Edition

Chapter 3

Storing Data in C++

In This Chapter

Using storage bins called variables

Working with integer variables

Using character variables

Manipulating strings

Using Boolean variables

Using conditional operators

Reading from the console

We all love to store things away. The closet is a perfect example of a place to store things. We have boxes in our closets that we have not opened in years. Perhaps we inadvertently created a time capsule. Or just a fire hazard. When you program a computer, you can also store things away. Most people know that a computer has two kinds of memory: memory inside the chip and memory in the hard drive. But most people use the term memory in reference to the memory chip; the other is referred to as simply the hard drive. When you type a business letter in ...