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Data Types

Basic types

      bool true or false
      char single character (or very small integer)
      short small integer
      int moderate size integer
      long bigger integer
      float single precision real number
      double double precision real number
   

Some class types

      string variable length character string
      istream input source (e.g., input associated with a file
      or typed on keyboard)
      ostream output destination (e.g., output to a file or to
      a window or screen - line by line)
   


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