C Programming - Basic Syntax

Statement:

The command given to the computer which causes the computer to carry out some action is called statement. It is of 2 types.

a)Simple Statement:

 Statement consists of an expression followed by a semicolon is called simple statement. Eg: a=2;

b) Compound Statement:

A compound statement consists of several individual statements enclosed in a pair of braces { }. It provides capability for embedding statements within other statements.

Example:

{

l=2;

b=3;

area=l*b;

}

Basic Syntax of C Programming:

Q. Program for Adding two integer number:
#include<stdio.h>          //header file included for standard input output
#include<conio.h>         //header file included for console input output
void main()                     // main function 
{
int num1=2;                    // 2 is assigned to integer variable num1
int num2=6;                    // 6 is assigned to integer variable num2
int sum;                           // variable declared to store sum
sum = num1 + num2;       // num1 & num2 value is added and store to sum
printf("The Sum=%d", sum);    //value of sum is displayed
getch();                             // library function to hold an output screen
}