When in an entirely empty C++ project, what should I start off with?

[tom_mai78101]

By entirely empty C++ project, I meant nothing exists in this project. Like a recently made new folder.

So, if I were to put:

#include <stdio.h> (or #include "stdio.h")

and then a simple Hello World program, it won't complie.

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I'm pretty new to C++, so I don't know where to start. Searching in MSDN for stdio.h is kinda hard to find (I admit I'm not good at this...totally). Searched in Wikipedia, but it gives me what stdio.h contains, but can't tell those that were common in usage.

Even if I were to copy/paste everything from a pre-existing stdio.h, it still complies incorrectly, because the header itself contains other headers, which I can't understand quite correctly.

In short, it's made into a loop of non-existing headers...

So, where should I start off with?

 

[TheDamien]

Include <cstdio> instead.

 

[tom_mai78101]

May I have the Simple English definition for it?

And just by putting an #include at the top, does it mean that the compiler just does the rest without adding/needing a file?

 

[TheDamien]

The standard library headers, including both cstdio and stdio.h, should come with your compiler. If you can't include either file, it is possible that they have been deleted or are (for some reason) not in your include path. What compiler are you using?

 

[tom_mai78101]

The compiler I was using 6 hours ago is currently not on this laptop. It's on a desktop computer in a classroom at college.

 

[LocalDude]

Hi if you have problems with your compiler you can try dev c++ it works great for me.
when you make a program you will need to include "#include<iostream>" and if this is your first ones I suggest you use the "using namespace std;" this one tells the program to use the standard library so that you don´t have to tell it every time your going to use a function.
Then you will need the main function "int main(void){" after that you are fre to write your program but don´t forget to put "}" at the end of the program.
hope it helps.
LocalDude

 

[tom_mai78101]

Oh thanks for that.

 

[Samael88]

You might want to check these out as well:

http://www.cplusplus.com/doc/tutorial/
http://www.cprogramming.com/tutorial.html

They kind of complete each other, if there is something you don't understand in the first one, just check in the other one and you should understand it eventually

 

[perkeyone]

i was taught to do it this way

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

 

[tom_mai78101]

I see. Is there other alternatives? I find that there are many ways you can start off with in a program.

 

[Weegee]

Not to be rude or anything but isn't what you start out with based on what you want to do? (No sarcasm intended)

 

[tom_mai78101]

Not to be rude or anything but isn't what you start out with based on what you want to do? (No sarcasm intended)

I thought in C++, if you start off with a different header, it means that the .cpp file isn't very important.

Since I have gotten used to reading beginner C#, I always thought C++ have some reference files...