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This page inlcudes syntax only and is intended for those with some programming experience. You will not learn when to use the code, why it works, or how to incorporate it into your program.

You may include any or all of the following syntax into your program to make your code handle increasingly complex problems.

Note: Notice how similar C++ and Java are in their syntax!

Comments

// This is a single-line comment.
/* This comment spans across
more than one line. */

Conditional Statements

if (boolean expression)
{
	statement 1;
	statement 2;
	statement 3;
}
else if (boolean expression)
{
	statement 1;
}
else
{
	statement 1;
	statement 2;
}

While Loop

while (boolean expression)
{
	statement 1;
	statement 2;
}

For Loop

for (initialize ; condition ; update)
{
	statements;
}

Do Loop

do
{
	statement 1;
	// notice semicolon at the bottom
	statement 2;
} while (condition);

Arrays

int my_array[10];
	// Declaring Array w/10 Integers
my_array[0]=4;
my_array[1]=55;
	// Initializing Array elements

int my_array[10] = {6,5,4,3,2,1,7,8,9,0};
	// Declaration & Initialization

Strings

char my_string[3];
	// Declaration
my_string[0]='H';
my_string[1]='i';
my_string[2]='\0';
	// Initialization
char my_string[]="Hello Everybody!";
	//Declaration & Initialization

Functions

return_type functionName (arg types)
	// function prototype 

return_type functionName (args)
{
	statements;
}

/* example *************************
int Cube (int);

int Cube (int n)
{
	int cb=0;
	cb = n*n*n;
	return cb;
}
********************************* */

New Mexico High School Supercomputing Challenge
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