C Primer Plus, Fourth Edition

Some Conventions

We are almost ready to begin studying the C language itself. This section covers some of the conventions we use in presenting material.

Typeface

For text representing programs and computer input and output, we use a type font that resembles what you might see on a screen or on printed output. We have already used it a few times. In case it slipped your notice, the font looks like the following:

#include <stdio.h>
int main(void)
{
    printf("Concrete contains gravel and cement.\n");
    return 0;
}

Screen Output

Output from the computer is printed in the same format, with the exception that user input is shown in boldface type. For instance, the following is program output from a Chapter 14, “Structures and Other Data Forms,” example: ...