--Originally published at Andrea Sumano

♥♥♥ #hint #sintaxis #symbols ♥♥♥

I’ll give you some easy help to see where you put which symbol on the programs we have done:

○ <> → when you introduce a library: include <iostream>

○ ( ) → when you start a function or on the main, also in ifs and loops: int main ( ) \\ int sum (int x) \\ if (a=”yes”) { \\ for (x>a) {

○ { } → when the function begins: int main ( ) { \\ while (x>a) {

○ ; →  essential! EVERYTIME you end a line and it doesn’t end in  ( ) or { : […] >> endl;

○ “” → when you introduce text: cout << “Hello” << endl;

○ <<  → you use this when you print something: cout << “hi there” << endl;

○ = → when you asign a value, or comparing values: int x = 9; \\ for (x=9) {

○ >> → when the user is introducing something in the compiler: cin >> x;

○ > < = → comparing values (usually in loops and ifs): for (a>0) \\ while (x<0) \\ if (s=”yes”)

○ * / + – → when you use operations: z= (17-a+b)/ (a*10);

--Originally published at Andrea Sumano

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Is super extra mega important to double check you sintaxis because when it doesn’t compile WE TEND TO PANIC.

Easy peasy, don’t panic, just check every line to see if every needed “;” is there and also the little fishes “>> <<” are to the right side in each case:

○ cin >>  ;

○cout << “” << endl

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