Chapter 3:

Expressions and
Interactivity
 3.1
The cin Object
The cin Object
• Standard input object
• Like cout, requires iostream file
• Used to read input from keyboard
• Information retrieved from cin with >>
• Input is stored in one or more variables
The cin Object in Program 3-1
The cin Object
• cin converts data to the type that
matches the variable:

int height;
cout << "How tall is the room? ";
cin >> height;
Displaying a Prompt
• A prompt is a message that instructs the
user to enter data.
• You should always use cout to display a
prompt before each cin statement.

cout << "How tall is the room? ";

cin >> height;
The cin Object
• Can be used to input more than one value:
cin >> height >> width;

• Multiple values from keyboard must be

separated by spaces

• Order is important: first value entered goes to

first variable, etc.
The cin Object Gathers Multiple
Values in Program 3-2
The cin Object Reads Different
Data Types in Program 3-3
 3.2
Mathematical Expressions
Mathematical Expressions
• Can create complex expressions using multiple
mathematical operators
• An expression can be a literal, a variable, or a
mathematical combination of constants and
variables
• Can be used in assignment, cout, other
statements:
area = 2 * PI * radius;
cout << "border is: " << 2*(l+w);
Order of Operations
In an expression with more than one operator,
evaluate in this order:
- (unary negation), in order, left to right
* / %, in order, left to right
+ -, in order, left to right
In the expression 2 + 2 * 2 – 2

evaluate
evaluate evaluate third
second first
Order of Operations
Associativity of Operators
• - (unary negation) associates right to left
• *, /, %, +, - associate right to left
• parentheses ( ) can be used to override the
order of operations:
2 + 2 * 2 – 2 =
(2 + 2) * 2 – 2 =
2 + 2 * (2 – 2) =
(2 + 2) * (2 – 2) =
Grouping with Parentheses
Algebraic Expressions
• Multiplication requires an operator:
Area=lw is written as Area = l * w;
• There is no exponentiation operator:
Area=s2 is written as Area = pow(s, 2);
• Parentheses may be needed to maintain
order of operations:
y 2 − y1 is written as
m= m = (y2-y1) /(x2-x1);
x 2 − x1
Algebraic Expressions
 3.3
When You Mix Apples with
Oranges: Type Conversion
When You Mix Apples with
Oranges: Type Conversion
• Operations are performed between
operands of the same type.
• If not of the same type, C++ will convert
one to be the type of the other
• This can impact the results of calculations.
Hierarchy of Types
Highest: long double
double
float
unsigned long
long
unsigned int
int
Lowest:
Ranked by largest number they can hold
Type Coercion
• Type Coercion: automatic conversion of
an operand to another data type
• Promotion: convert to a higher type
• Demotion: convert to a lower type
Coercion Rules
1) char, short, unsigned short
automatically promoted to int
2) When operating on values of different
data types, the lower one is promoted to
the type of the higher one.
3) When using the = operator, the type of
expression on right will be converted to
type of variable on left
 3.4
Overflow and Underflow
Overflow and Underflow
• Occurs when assigning a value that is too
large (overflow) or too small (underflow) to
be held in a variable
• Variable contains value that is ‘wrapped
around’ set of possible values
• Different systems may display a
warning/error message, stop the program,
or continue execution using the incorrect
value
 3.5
Type Casting
Type Casting
• Used for manual data type conversion
• Useful for floating point division using ints:
double m;
m = static_cast<double>(y2-y1)
/(x2-x1);
• Useful to see int value of a char
variable:
char ch = 'C';
cout << ch << " is "
<< static_cast<int>(ch);
Type Casting in Program 3-9
C-Style and Prestandard Type Cast
Expressions
• C-Style cast: data type name in ()
cout << ch << " is " << (int)ch;
• Prestandard C++ cast: value in ()
cout << ch << " is " << int(ch);
• Both are still supported in C++, although
static_cast is preferred
 3.6
Multiple Assignment and
Combined Assignment
Multiple Assignment and Combined
Assignment
• The = can be used to assign a value to
multiple variables:
x = y = z = 5;
• Value of = is the value that is assigned
• Associates right to left:
x = (y = (z = 5));

value value value

is 5 is 5 is 5
Combined Assignment
• Look at the following statement:

sum = sum + 1;

This adds 1 to the variable sum.

Other Similar Statements
Combined Assignment
• The combined assignment operators provide a
shorthand for these types of statements.
• The statement
sum = sum + 1;
is equivalent to
sum += 1;
Combined Assignment Operators
 3.7
Formatting Output
Formatting Output
• Can control how output displays for
numeric, string data:
– size
– position
– number of digits
• Requires iomanip header file
Stream Manipulators
• Used to control how an output field is
displayed

• Some affect just the next value displayed:

– setw(x): print in a field at least x spaces
wide. Use more spaces if field is not wide
enough
The setw Stream Manipulator in
Program 3-13

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The setw Stream Manipulator in
Program 3-13
Stream Manipulators
• Some affect values until changed again:
– fixed: use decimal notation for floating-point
values
– setprecision(x): when used with fixed,
print floating-point value using x digits after
the decimal. Without fixed, print floating-
point value using x significant digits
– showpoint: always print decimal for floating-
point values
More Stream Manipulators in
Program 3-17

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More Stream Manipulators in
Program 3-17
Stream Manipulators
 3.8
Working with Characters and
string Objects
Working with Characters and
string Objects
• Using cin with the >> operator to input
strings can cause problems:
• It passes over and ignores any leading
whitespace characters (spaces, tabs, or
line breaks)
• To work around this problem, you can use
a C++ function named getline.
Using getline in Program 3-19
Working with Characters and
string Objects
• To read a single character:
– Use cin:
char ch;
cout << "Strike any key to continue";
cin >> ch;
Problem: will skip over blanks, tabs, <CR>
– Use cin.get():
cin.get(ch);
Will read the next character entered, even
whitespace
Using cin.get() in Program 3-21
Working with Characters and
string Objects
• Mixing cin >> and cin.get() in the same
program can cause input errors that are hard to
detect
• To skip over unneeded characters that are still in
the keyboard buffer, use cin.ignore():
cin.ignore(); // skip next char
cin.ignore(10, '\n'); // skip the next
// 10 char. or until a '\n'
string Member Functions and
Operators
• To find the length of a string:
string state = "Texas";
int size = state.length();

• To concatenate (join) multiple strings:

greeting2 = greeting1 + name1;
greeting1 = greeting1 + name2;

Or using the += combined assignment

operator:
greeting1 += name2;
 3.9
More Mathematical Library
Functions
More Mathematical Library
Functions
• Require cmath header file
• Take double as input, return a double
• Commonly used functions:
sin Sine
cos Cosine
tan Tangent
sqrt Square root
log Natural (e) log
abs Absolute value (takes and returns an int)
More Mathematical Library
Functions
• These require cstdlib header file
• rand(): returns a random number (int)
between 0 and the largest int the compute
holds. Yields same sequence of numbers
each time program is run.
• srand(x): initializes random number
generator with unsigned int x
 3.10
Hand Tracing a Program
Hand Tracing a Program
• Hand trace a program: act as if you are
the computer, executing a program:
– step through and ‘execute’ each statement,
one-by-one
– record the contents of variables after
statement execution, using a hand trace chart
(table)
• Useful to locate logic or mathematical
errors
Program 3-26 with Hand Trace
Chart
 3.11
A Case Study
A Case Study
• General Crates, Inc. builds custom-
designed wooden crates.
• You have been asked to write a program
that calculates the:
– Volume (in cubic feet)
– Cost
– Customer price
– Profit of any crate GCI builds
Variables
Program Design
The program must perform the following general steps:

Step 1:
Ask the user to enter the dimensions of the crate
Step 2:
Calculate:
the crate’s volume
the cost of building the crate
the customer’s charge
the profit made
Step 3:
Display the data calculated in Step 2.
General Hierarchy Chart
Get Crate Dimensions
Calculate Volume, Cost, Customer
Charge, and Profit
Display Calculated Data
Psuedocode
Ask the user to input the crate's length.
Ask the user to input the crate's width.
Ask the user to input the crate's height.
Calculate the crate's volume.
Calculate the cost of building the crate.
Calculate the customer's charge for the crate.
Calculate the profit made from the crate.
Display the crate's volume.
Display the cost of building the crate.
Display the customer's charge for the crate.
Display the profit made from the crate.
Calculations
The following formulas will be used to calculate the
crate’s volume, cost, charge, and profit:

volume = length × width × height

cost = volume × 0.23

charge = volume × 0.5

profit = charge − cost

The Program

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