C++ Source Code Formatting
Some languages, such as FORTRAN, are line-oriented, with one statement to a line. For these languages, the carriage return (generated by pressing the Enter key or the Return key) serves to separate statements. In C++, however, the semicolon marks the end of each statement. This leaves C++ free to treat the carriage return in the same way as a space or a tab. That is, in C++ you normally can use a space where you would use a carriage return and vice versa. This means you can spread a single statement over several lines or place several statements on one line. For example, you could reformat myfirst.cpp
as follows:
#include <iostream> intmain() { using namespace std; cout <<"Come up and C++ ...
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