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C Basics

C is a structured, function-oriented programming language where every instruction must follow predefined syntax. A basic C program structure includes documentation, preprocessing statements, global declarations, a main method that is the starting point, and implementation of user-defined methods. The main method and any other functions contain the actual code to be executed. Preprocessing statements provide instructions to the compiler before compilation.

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C Basics

C is a structured, function-oriented programming language where every instruction must follow predefined syntax. A basic C program structure includes documentation, preprocessing statements, global declarations, a main method that is the starting point, and implementation of user-defined methods. The main method and any other functions contain the actual code to be executed. Preprocessing statements provide instructions to the compiler before compilation.

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C Programming Language

Basics
Basics of C Programming?

C is a structured programming language. So every


instruction in a c program must follow the
predefined structure (Syntax).

C is also known as Function Oriented Programming


Language. So every executable statement must
written inside a function.

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General Structure of a C Program
/* Documentation */

Pre-Processing Statements

Global Declarations

Main method

Used defined methods implementation


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General Structure of a C Program

Documentation /* Documentation */
- It is used to provide brief information Pre-Processing Statements
of the program. Global Declarations

- This part is written using comments. Main method

- Generally the documentation part does Used defined methods


not executed by compiler & it is implementation
optional part.

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General Structure of a C Program
Pre-Processing Statements
- It is used to link the header files, /* Documentation */
define the constants, etc... Pre-Processing Statements
Global Declarations

- Every preprocessor statement starts


with hash (#) symbol. Main method

- Every Preprocessor statement tells to Used defined methods


the compiler to perform required implementation

pre-processing before the actual


compilation.
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General Structure of a C Program
Pre-Processing Statements
- Examples /* Documentation */
#include Pre-Processing Statements
#define Global Declarations
#undef
#ifdef
Main method
#ifndef
#if
#else Used defined methods
#elif implementation
#endif
#error
#pragma
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General Structure of a C Program
Global Declaration
- This part is used to declare the /* Documentation */
variables which are common for multiple Pre-Processing Statements
methods. Global Declarations

- In this section, we also declare Main method


enumeration, structure, unions,
userdefined methods etc... Used defined methods
implementation

- It is also optional part. According to


our requirement we write this section.
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General Structure of a C Program
Main method
- main method is the compulsory part for any c /* Documentation */
program. Pre-Processing Statements
- C language is a function oriented programming Global Declarations
language, so every c program must have at least
one function and that must be main. Main method
- Main is a userdefined method which specifies
the starting point of the program execution. Used defined methods
implementation
- Every c program execution starts with main
method and ends with main method itself.

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General Structure of a C Program
Userdefined Methods
- In this section of the program we write the /* Documentation */
actual code for the userdefined methods. Pre-Processing Statements
- Userdefined methods can be implemented Global Declarations
either before or after the method.
Main method
- If it is implemented after the main then it
must be declared either inside or before the
main method. Used defined methods
implementation
- If it is implemented before the main then the
declaration can be ignored.

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General Structure of a C Program - Example
/* Program to print a message Hello World! */

#include<stdio.h>

void main()
{

printf(“Hello World!!!!”);

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Rules for Writing C programs
Every c program must contain exact one main
method
Every executable instruction must end with
semicolon (;)
All the system defined words (Keywords) must
be used in lowercase letters
Every open brace ({) must have the respective
closing brace (})
The variables must be declared in the
declaration section before they are used 10

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