Introduction:
C programming is a popular computer programming language
which is widely used for system and application software. Despite being fairly
old programming language, C programming is widely used because of its
efficiency and control. This tutorial is targeted for beginners who does not
have any prior knowledge or have very little knowledge of computer programming.
All basic features of C programming language are included in detail with
explanation to give you solid platform to understand C programming.
Getting Started With C ....
In order to run a C program, you need a compiler.
Compiler change source code(code written by programmer) to object code(code
that computer understands) and creates executable file. There are many free and
professional compilers available.There are many compilers available such as
Netbeans,Eclipse IDE ,DEV C++,TURBO C++ etc. All the examples here are
tested and verified in DEV C++ compiler.
Lets Begin With:
Character set:
Character set are the set of alphabets, letters and some
special characters that are valid in C language.
Alphabets:
Uppercase: A B C ....................................
X Y Z
Lowercase: a b c
...................................... x y z
Digits:
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9
Special Characters:
, < > . _ (
) ; $ : % [ ] # ?
' & { } " ^ ! * / | - \ ~
+
White space Characters:
blank space, new line, horizontal tab, carriage return
and form feed
