Getting Started With Coding

1. Chapter 3 Getting Started With Coding By: Mr. BahaHanene

2. Learning Outcomes We will cover the learning outcome 02 in this chapter i.e. • Use basic data-types and input / output in C programs. (L02)

3. Contents • Introduction to Programming • Stages & Steps of Writing Programs • Preprocessor Directives • Main Function • Output Statement • Variables in C • Assignment Statements • Sample Programs • References

4. Programming Introduction • A language which is used to instruct computer to perform different tasks according to the requirements. • Every programming language has following basic things. • Declarations • Assignments • Control Statements • I/O (Input/output) Statements

5. Programming Introduction • Any programming language consists of its own keywords and syntax rules that distinguishes it from other programming languages. • If you want to program in a specific language, you need the compiler of this specific language. • For example, C language compiler translates programs written in C language to machine language.

6. Programming Style • Keep it clear & simple • Keep it short • Think it through in advance

7. Stages & Steps of Writing Programs Specification Design Coding Testing Documentation Maintenance

8. Preprocessor Directives • In C programming whenever you see lines that begin with a in column 1 are called preprocessor directives (commands) • The #include<stdio.h> directive allows the processor to include basic Input / Output in the program at this point. #

9. stdio.h • This header file we include in all programs where we need to use basic I/O commands e.g. • printf(“”); scanf(“”); • Some functions are very difficult and very long to write, these header files contains built in functions to provide us help in writing the programs.

10. void main( ) • Every C program has a main function, this is where the program starts it’s execution, as this is the first function to execute in the whole c program. • The reserved word “void” shows that this function will not return any value. • Each C program can contain only one main function e.g. void main()

11. Function Body • A left brace (curly bracket) -- { -- begins the body of every function. A corresponding right brace -- } -- ends the function body. void main() { …… …… } Main Function BODY

12. printf(“”); • This line is called a C statement • printf(“”); is a function which is used to instruct computer to display something on computer screen • All text, special symbols you will type inside printf(“”); between the double quotations i.e. “……..” will be displayed as it is on your computer screens except few commands like /t, /n, %ietc. e.g. • printf(“Welcome at KIC”); • Notice that the above line ends with a Semicolon ; (every C statement ends with a semicolon i.e. ;)

13. Sample Program Explanation Header File used for Input / Output #include<stdio.h> void main() { printf(“Hello to programming”); printf(“\n Welcome at KIC”); printf(“\t at Fall 2010/11”); } Main Function Necessary to start any C program Function Start Output Statement used to display on screen \n Start New Line \t Give Space between text Function End

14. Variables in C • In computer programming, a variable is a name given to some known or unknown quantity or value, for the purpose of allowing the name to be used independently of the value it represents • [Data Type] [Variable Name] ; Data Types: In C programming there are more data types but we generally use the following data types. (more details in next chapter) 1. int 2. float 3. char

15. Variables in C • Variable Name: You can give any name to the variables in c but there are few rules for writing variable names. • (A-Z) The first character must be a letter • Space is not allowed between names of identifiers • (&*^%$#@) Special symbols are not allowed in identifier names • - Hyphens are not allowed in identifier names however underscores _ can be used • (int, float, private etc.) The reserve words are not allowed in identifier names.

16. Variables in C Some valid identifiers / variable names hello j9 box22a get_data bin3d4 count • Some reserve words (can’t be used as identifier): private else static int const float

17. Variables in C velocity freda time-of-day int tax_rate x2 4x first value radio@4 emp. velocity freda time_of_day INVALID tax_rate x2 x4 first_value radio4 emp RIGHT RIGHT RIGHT RIGHT RIGHT WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG

18. Variables in C • How & where we write variables in C programming….? • We usually declare all variables inside main function for example: #include<stdio.h> void main() { intavar ; int salary ; float percentage ; } Data Type Variable Name Semi Colon (every C statement ends with a semicolon ;)

19. Sample Program Any Questions ? ??? ????? Multiple Variable Declaration Assignment Statements

20. Assignment Statements • Before using variables in assignment statements you should define / declare them first e.g. int a; • Assignment Statements • first_number = 35; • second_number = 21; • sum = first_number + second_number; • The first two statements assigns the values 35 and 21 to the variables first_number and second_numberrespecitively • The next statement assigns the sum of the two values to the variable sum.

21. Sample Program Header File Main Function Variable Declaration Function Body Assignment Statements Screen Output

22. Displaying Variable Value • Do you see something different in normal printf statements and these which we have seen in the last sample program??? What are these things???? • %dThese are called Format Specifiers used to display the value stored in the variable i.e. Inside computer memory

23. Sample Program Output

24. The Logical Flow Source Program Syntax Error Compile OK Object Code/ Program Run-time Error Run OK Logical Error Result OK Continue END

25. References • http://en.wikipedia.org