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author | Ian Bertolacci <ian.bertolacci@gmail.com> | 2015-10-02 10:15:08 -0600 |
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committer | Ian Bertolacci <ian.bertolacci@gmail.com> | 2015-10-02 10:15:08 -0600 |
commit | 53790a00980f0ab58efeea5a20c97366daeca401 (patch) | |
tree | 60cced8d7b62becacd31b6fb56d9a7c41f1de809 /c.html.markdown | |
parent | 938720074b8b18a9ada93fb8a040b9ca1a813747 (diff) | |
parent | d5b5b19ca909b573d0b0623604f1ff9369ab04ff (diff) |
Merge branch 'master' of github.com:adambard/learnxinyminutes-docs
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diff --git a/c.html.markdown b/c.html.markdown index d3f20eda..8e631de4 100644 --- a/c.html.markdown +++ b/c.html.markdown @@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ memory management and C will take you as far as you need to go. ```c // Single-line comments start with // - only available in C99 and later. - /* +/* Multi-line comments look like this. They work in C89 as well. - */ +*/ /* Multi-line comments don't nest /* Be careful */ // comment ends on this line... @@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ int add_two_ints(int x1, int x2); // function prototype // Your program's entry point is a function called // main with an integer return type. -int main() { +int main(void) { // print output using printf, for "print formatted" // %d is an integer, \n is a newline printf("%d\n", 0); // => Prints 0 @@ -157,12 +157,12 @@ int main() { int cha = 'a'; // fine char chb = 'a'; // fine too (implicit conversion from int to char) - //Multi-dimensional arrays: + // Multi-dimensional arrays: int multi_array[2][5] = { {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}, {6, 7, 8, 9, 0} }; - //access elements: + // access elements: int array_int = multi_array[0][2]; // => 3 /////////////////////////////////////// @@ -183,8 +183,8 @@ int main() { i1 / i2; // => 0 (0.5, but truncated towards 0) // You need to cast at least one integer to float to get a floating-point result - (float)i1 / i2 // => 0.5f - i1 / (double)i2 // => 0.5 // Same with double + (float)i1 / i2; // => 0.5f + i1 / (double)i2; // => 0.5 // Same with double f1 / f2; // => 0.5, plus or minus epsilon // Floating-point numbers and calculations are not exact @@ -219,13 +219,13 @@ int main() { 0 || 1; // => 1 (Logical or) 0 || 0; // => 0 - //Conditional expression ( ? : ) + // Conditional expression ( ? : ) int e = 5; int f = 10; int z; z = (e > f) ? e : f; // => 10 "if e > f return e, else return f." - //Increment and decrement operators: + // Increment and decrement operators: char *s = "iLoveC"; int j = 0; s[j++]; // => "i". Returns the j-th item of s THEN increments value of j. @@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ int main() { x_array[xx] = 20 - xx; } // Initialize x_array to 20, 19, 18,... 2, 1 - // Declare a pointer of type int and initialize it to point to x_array + // Declare a pointer of type int and initialize it to point to x_array int* x_ptr = x_array; // x_ptr now points to the first element in the array (the integer 20). // This works because arrays often decay into pointers to their first element. @@ -404,8 +404,8 @@ int main() { *(my_ptr + xx) = 20 - xx; // my_ptr[xx] = 20-xx } // Initialize memory to 20, 19, 18, 17... 2, 1 (as ints) - // Dereferencing memory that you haven't allocated gives - // "unpredictable results" - the program is said to invoke "undefined behavior" + // Dereferencing memory that you haven't allocated gives + // "unpredictable results" - the program is said to invoke "undefined behavior" printf("%d\n", *(my_ptr + 21)); // => Prints who-knows-what? It may even crash. // When you're done with a malloc'd block of memory, you need to free it, @@ -471,13 +471,13 @@ str_reverse(c); printf("%s\n", c); // => ".tset a si sihT" */ -//if referring to external variables outside function, must use extern keyword. +// if referring to external variables outside function, must use extern keyword. int i = 0; void testFunc() { extern int i; //i here is now using external variable i } -//make external variables private to source file with static: +// make external variables private to source file with static: static int j = 0; //other files using testFunc2() cannot access variable j void testFunc2() { extern int j; @@ -634,7 +634,7 @@ Best to find yourself a copy of [K&R, aka "The C Programming Language"](https:// It is *the* book about C, written by Dennis Ritchie, the creator of C, and Brian Kernighan. Be careful, though - it's ancient and it contains some inaccuracies (well, ideas that are not considered good anymore) or now-changed practices. -Another good resource is [Learn C the hard way](http://c.learncodethehardway.org/book/). +Another good resource is [Learn C The Hard Way](http://c.learncodethehardway.org/book/). If you have a question, read the [compl.lang.c Frequently Asked Questions](http://c-faq.com). |