Variables of Type char/title> <meta name="GENERATOR" content="Microsoft FrontPage 3.0"> <meta name="Microsoft Theme" content="blueprnt 011, default"></head> <body background="../../_themes/blueprnt/blutextb.gif" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#003399" link="#CC9900" vlink="#666699" alink="#CC3399"> <font face="century gothic, arial, helvetica" size="+2"> <head><CENTER><STRONG>Variable of Type char</STRONG></CENTER></head> <BR> <P> <OL> <LI> The <EM>char</EM> data type can hold a single symbol such as a (upper or lower case) letter, digit, and punctuation mark.<BR> <BR> <LI> All the symbols that can be typed on the keyboard can be represented by <EM>char</EM><BE> <BR> <LI> In a program, a <EM>char</EM> literal must be enclosed in a pair of single quotes<BR> <BR> Single quotes are absent however in I/O<BR> <BR> <LI> They can be declared and initiated as follows:<BR> <BR> <EM>char</EM> first_initial = 'W', // for Bill Clinton<BR> your_initial; // your initial<BR> cout << "Bill Clinton's first initial is: << first_initial << endl;<BR> cout << "Enter your first initial: :<br> cin >> your_initial;<BR> cout << "Your first initial is: << your_initial << endl;<BR> <BR> <LI> <BR> <LI> <BR> <BR> </OL> <BR> <BR> </p> </font></body> </html>