Expressions and Interactivity: Namiq Sultan

Chapter 3
Expressions and Interactivity
Namiq Sultan
University of Duhok
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineerin
Reference: Starting Out with C++, Tony Gaddis, 2nd Ed.
C++ Programming, Namiq Sultan 1

3.1 The cin Object
• The cin object reads information types at the keyboard.
• cin is the standard input object
• Notice the >> and << operators appear to point in the
direction information is flowing.

Program 3-1
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
int length, width, area;
cout <<"This program calculates the area of a rectangle.\n";
cout <<"What is the length of the rectangle? ";
cin>>length;
cout <<"What is the width of the rectangle? ";
cin>>width;
area = length * width;
cout <<"The area of the rectangle is " << area << ".\n";
return 0;
}

Program Output
This program calculates the area of a rectangle.

What is the length of the rectangle? 10 [Enter]
What is the width of the rectangle? 20 [Enter]
The area of the rectangle is 200.

Entering Multiple Values
• The cin object may be used to gather multiple values at

once.
cin >> length>> width;

3.2 Mathematical Expressions
• C++ allows you to construct complex mathematical

expressions using multiple operators and grouping
symbols.

Program 3-7
// This program asks the user to enter the numerator
// and denominator of a fraction and it displays the decimal value
#include <iostream>
int main()
{
float numerator, denominator;
cout << "This program shows the decimal value of ";
cout << "a fraction.\n";
cout << "Enter the numerator: ";
cin >> numerator;
cout << "Enter the denominator: ";
cin >> denominator;
cout << "The decimal value is ";
cout << (numerator / denominator);
return 0;
}
Program Output for Program 3-8 with Example Input
This program shows the decimal value of a fraction.

Enter the numerator: 3 [Enter]
Enter the denominator: 6 [Enter]
The decimal value is 0.5

Table 3-1
Precedence of Arithmetic Operators (Highest to Lowest)
(unary negation) -
* / %
+ -

Table 3-2 Some Expressions
Expression Value
5+2*4 13
10 / 2 - 3 2
8 + 12 * 2 - 4 28
4 + 17 % 2 - 1 4
6-3*2+7-1 6

Associativity
• When we combine operators to form expressions, the order in
which the operators are to be applied is determined by its
associativity. For example,
•
a+b+c means (a+b)+c + is left to right associativity
a=b=c means a=(b=c) = is right to left associativity
• All arithmetic operators +, -, *, /, and % are left to right

associativity

Converting Algebraic Expressions to Programming Statements
Algebraic Operation C++ Equivalent

Expression
6B 6 times B 6*B
(3)(12) 3 times 12 3 * 12
4xy 4 times x times y 4*x*y

Integer Division
• When both operands of a division statement are integers, the

statement will perform integer division. This means the result of
the division will be an integer as well. If there is a remainder, it
will be discarded. For example, in the following statement, parts is
assigned the value 5:
parts = 17 / 3;
• If you want to make regular division, express one of the numbers
as a ﬂoating-point number.
parts = 17.0 / 3;
• The result of the division is 5.66667.

No Exponents Please!
• C++ does not have an exponent operator.

• Use the pow() library function to raise a number to a
power.
• Will need #include <cmath> for pow() function.
area = pow(4,2) // will store 42 in area

Program 3-8
// This program calculates the area of a circle.
#include <iostream>
#include <cmath>
int main()
{
double area, radius;
cout << "This program calculates the area of a circle.\n";
cout << "What is the radius of the circle? ";
cin >> radius;
area = 3.14159 * pow(radius,2);
cout << "The area is " << area;
return 0;
}
Program 3-8 Output With Example Input
This program calculates the area of a circle.

What is the radius of the circle? 10[Enter]
The area is 314.159

3.3 Type Conversion
• When an operator’s operands are of different data types,

C++ will automatically convert them to the same data
type.

Type Conversion Rules:
• Rule 1: chars, shorts, and unsigned shorts are

automatically promoted to int.
• Rule 2: When an operator works with two values of
different data types, the lower-ranking value is promoted
to the type of the higher-ranking value.
• Rule 3: When the final value of an expression is assigned
to a variable, it will be converted to the data type of the
variable.

Type Conversion Example
char c;
int i;
float f;
double d;
result = ( ch / i ) + ( f * d ) - ( f + i )
int double float
int double float
double
3.5 The Typecast Operator
• The typecast operator allows you to perform manual data type
conversion.
Val = int(number); //If number is a

//floating point variable, it will be
//truncated to an integer and
//stored in the variable Val

Program 3-11
#include <iostream>
int main()
{
int months, books;
float perMonth;
cout << "How many books do you plan to read? ";
cin >> books;
cout << "How many months will it take you to read them? ";
cin >> months;
perMonth = float(books) / months;
cout << "That is " << perMonth << " books per month.\n";
return 0;
}

Program Output
How many books do you plan to read? 30 [Enter]

How many months will it take you to read them? 7 [Enter]
That is 4.285714 books per month.

Typecast Warnings
• In Program 3-11, the following statement would still have
resulted in integer division:
perMonth = float(books / months);
• Because the division is performed first and the result is

cast to a float.

Program 3-12
// This program uses a typecast operator to print

// a character from a number.
#include <iostream>
int main()
{
int number = 65;
cout << number << endl;
cout << char(number) << endl;
return 0;
}

Program Output
65
A

3.6 The Power of Constants
• Constants may be given names that symbolically represent

them in a program.

Program 3-13
// This program calculates the area of a circle.
#include <iostream>
#include <cmath>
int main()
{
const float pi = 3.14159;
cin >> radius;
area = pi * pow(radius,2);
return 0;
}
The #define Directive
• The older C-style method of creating named constants is
with the #define directive, although it is preferable to
use the const modifier.
#define PI 3.14159
• is roughly the same as

const float PI=3.14159;

Program 3-14
#include <iostream>
#include <cmath> // needed for pow function
#define PI 3.14159
int main()
{
cin >> radius;
area = PI * pow(radius, 2);
return 0;
}


3.7 Multiple Assignment and Combined Assignment
• Multiple assignment means to assign the same value to
several variables with one statement.
A = B = C = D = 12;
Store1 = Store2 = Store3 = BegInv;

Combined Assignment
Operator Example Usage Equivalent To

+= x += 5; x = x + 5;
-= y -= 2; y = y - 2;
*= z *= 10; z = z * 10;
/= a /= b; a = a / b;
%= c %= 3; c = c % 3;

3.10 More Mathematical Library Functions

Table 3-14
abs Example Usage: y = abs(x);
Description Returns the absolute value of the argument. The argument and
the return value are integers.
cos Example Usage: y = cos(x);

Description Returns the cosine of the argument. The argument should be
an angle expressed in radians. The return type and the
argument are doubles.
exp Example Usage: y = exp(x);

Description Computes the exponential function of the argument, which is
x . The return type and the argument are doubles.

Table 3-14 continued
sin Example Usage: y = sin(x);

Description Returns the sine of the argument. The argument should be an
angle expressed in radians. The return type and the argument
are doubles.
sqrt Example Usage: y = sqrt(x);
Description Returns the square root of the argument. The return type and
tan Example Usage: y = tan(x);
Description Returns the tangent of the argument. The argument should

be an angle expressed in radians. The return type and the

Program 3-32
// This program asks for the lengths of the 2 sides of a right
// triangle. The length of the hypotenuse is then calculated
#include <iostream>
#include <cmath> // For sqrt and pow
int main()
{ float a, b, c;
cout << "Enter the length of side A and side B: ";
cin >> a;
cin >> b;
c = sqrt(pow(a, 2.0) + pow(b, 2.0));
cout << "The length of the hypotenuse is " << c << endl;
return 0;
}
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Program Output
Enter the length of side A and B: 5 12 [Enter]
The length of the hypotenuse is 13

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Chapter 3

Expressions and Interactivity

Reference: Starting Out with C++, Tony Gaddis, 2nd Ed.

C++ Programming, Namiq Sultan 1

C++ Programming, Namiq Sultan 2

C++ Programming, Namiq Sultan 3

This program calculates the area of a rectangle.

C++ Programming, Namiq Sultan 4

• The cin object may be used to gather multiple values at

cin >> length>> width;

C++ Programming, Namiq Sultan 5

• C++ allows you to construct complex mathematical

C++ Programming, Namiq Sultan 6

This program shows the decimal value of a fraction.

C++ Programming, Namiq Sultan 8

C++ Programming, Namiq Sultan 9

C++ Programming, Namiq Sultan 10

• All arithmetic operators +, -, *, /, and % are left to right

C++ Programming, Namiq Sultan 11

Algebraic Operation C++ Equivalent

4xy 4 times x times y 4*x*y

C++ Programming, Namiq Sultan 12

• When both operands of a division statement are integers, the

C++ Programming, Namiq Sultan 13

• C++ does not have an exponent operator.

area = pow(4,2) // will store 42 in area

C++ Programming, Namiq Sultan 14

This program calculates the area of a circle.

C++ Programming, Namiq Sultan 16

• When an operator’s operands are of different data types,

C++ Programming, Namiq Sultan 17

• Rule 1: chars, shorts, and unsigned shorts are

C++ Programming, Namiq Sultan 18

int double float

Val = int(number); //If number is a

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How many books do you plan to read? 30 [Enter]

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• Because the division is performed first and the result is

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// This program uses a typecast operator to print

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• Constants may be given names that symbolically represent

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• is roughly the same as

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Operator Example Usage Equivalent To

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cos Example Usage: y = cos(x);

exp Example Usage: y = exp(x);

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sin Example Usage: y = sin(x);

sqrt Example Usage: y = sqrt(x);

tan Example Usage: y = tan(x);

4xy 4 times x times y 4xy