Rules For Declaring Variable

  • The name of the variable contains letters, digits, and underscores.
  • The name of the variable is case sensitive (ex Arr and arr both are different variables).
  • The name of the variable does not contain any whitespace and special characters (ex #,$,%,*, etc).
  • All the variable names must begin with a letter of the alphabet or an underscore(_). 
  • We cannot used C++ keyword(ex float,double,class)as a variable name.

Valid variable names:

int x;   //can be letters 
int _yz; //can be underscores   
int z40;//can be letters    

Invalid variable names:

int 89; Should not be a number   
int a b; //Should not contain any whitespace    
int double;// C++ keyword CAN NOT BE USED  

C++ Variables

Variables in C++ is a name given to a memory location. It is the basic unit of storage in a program. 

  • The value stored in a variable can be changed during program execution.
  • A variable is only a name given to a memory location, all the operations done on the variable effects that memory location.
  • In C++, all the variables must be declared before use.

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