#include <iostream>
#include <string>

class MyString {
private:
    std::string str;

public:
    // Non-explicit constructor
    MyString(const char* s) : str(s) {
        std::cout << "Char* constructor called" << std::endl;
    }

    // Explicit constructor with string constructor `string (size_t n, char c);`
    explicit MyString(int n) : str(n, 'a') {
        std::cout << "Integer constructor called" << std::endl;
    }

    void print() const {
        std::cout << str << std::endl;
    }
};

void takeMyString(const MyString& ms) {
    ms.print();
}

int main() {
    MyString s1 = "Hello";  // OK: Calls char* constructor
    s1.print();

    MyString s2(5);  // OK: Calls integer constructor
    s2.print();

    // MyString s3 = 5;  // Error: Implicit conversion not allowed
    MyString s4 = MyString(5);  // OK: Explicit conversion

    takeMyString("World");  // OK: Implicit conversion allowed
    // takeMyString(10);  // Error: Implicit conversion not allowed
    takeMyString(MyString(10));  // OK: Explicit conversion

    return 0;
} 
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#include <iostream>
#include <string>
using namespace std;

int main() 
{
    string name;
    cout << "Enter name:";
    getline (cin, name);
    cout << "Hello " << name;
    return 0;
}

About C++

C++ is a widely used middle-level programming language.

  • Supports different platforms like Windows, various Linux flavours, MacOS etc
  • C++ supports OOPS concepts like Inheritance, Polymorphism, Encapsulation and Abstraction.
  • Case-sensitive
  • C++ is a compiler based language
  • C++ supports structured programming language
  • C++ provides alot of inbuilt functions and also supports dynamic memory allocation.
  • Like C, C++ also allows you to play with memory using Pointers.

Syntax help

Loops

1. If-Else:

When ever you want to perform a set of operations based on a condition If-Else is used.

if(conditional-expression) {
   //code
}
else {
   //code
}

You can also use if-else for nested Ifs and If-Else-If ladder when multiple conditions are to be performed on a single variable.

2. Switch:

Switch is an alternative to If-Else-If ladder.

switch(conditional-expression){    
case value1:    
 // code    
 break;  // optional  
case value2:    
 // code    
 break;  // optional  
......    
    
default:     
 code to be executed when all the above cases are not matched;    
} 

3. For:

For loop is used to iterate a set of statements based on a condition.

for(Initialization; Condition; Increment/decrement){  
  //code  
} 

4. While:

While is also used to iterate a set of statements based on a condition. Usually while is preferred when number of iterations are not known in advance.

while (condition) {  
// code 
}  

5. Do-While:

Do-while is also used to iterate a set of statements based on a condition. It is mostly used when you need to execute the statements atleast once.

do {  
 // code 
} while (condition); 

Functions

Function is a sub-routine which contains set of statements. Usually functions are written when multiple calls are required to same set of statements which increases re-usuability and modularity. Function gets run only when it is called.

How to declare a Function:

return_type function_name(parameters);

How to call a Function:

function_name (parameters)

How to define a Function:

return_type function_name(parameters) {  
 // code
}