#define int* intptrdef;
intptrdef pZ, pW;

translates to this:
int* pZ, pW

in which case both should be pointers.

Will you please explain me following typedef:

typedef WCHAR TCHAR, *PTCHAR, PTSTR;

(Term means: WCHAR – wide character
TCHAR – generic character
*PTCHAR – pointer to generic character
PTSTR – pointer to generic string. )

Will you please explain me how i can get this typedef and how can i use this typedef.

If you want to see an example of a similar technique, go to my image gallery Pompei with images from, not very surprisingly, Pompei.

long nDistance; // miles

I prefer using comments for at least three reasons:

1. You only need one line of code (if you, like me, want a linebreak after each semicolon, that is).

2. There’s one keyword (typedef) less to learn how to use, and you can learn to use something else instead.

3. The risk of making a mistake is greatly reduced. In other words, if you make a typo inside a comment it doesn’t matter while it usually does if you make one outside a comment.

#ifdef INT_2_BYTES
typedef char int8;
typedef int int16;
typedef long int32;
#else
typedef char int8;
typedef short int16;
typedef int int32;
#endif

This just lost me good.
Where is the if else coming from. If “what” or else “why”. Is the preprocessor comparing something? Or is this an example of code that could be written?
Your tutorial is great, it is filling in a lot of holes I had in my attempt to teach myself c++. My problem is that my brain has very little RAM. I guess I chewed on too many lead bars when I was kid. It was ok back then to chew on lead bars, 60 years ago you didn’t need brains like today. I was going to do a site on learning c++ but I can’t beat this site so I will put links on my sites leading to yours. This is pro stuff you got, real education taught by an educator.
thanks

#include "stdafx.h"
#include <iostream>

typedef double DistanceCovered;

DistanceCovered InKilomtres()
{
    using namespace std;
    float speed;
    cout << "Please enter the speed in km/hr:" << endl;
    cin >> speed;
    float time;
    cout << "Please enter the time taken in hours:" << endl;
    cin >> time;

    //I added this because it was not printing the answer anywhere.
    cout << "You travelled " << speed * time << " kilometers." << endl;
    return speed * time;
}

int main()
{
	InKilomtres();
	return 0;
}

long lVar;

is the same as:

typedef long LongChars;
LongChars lVar;

?

 #include <iostream>
typedef double DistanceCovered;

DistanceCovered InKilomtres()
{
    using namespace std;
    float speed;
    cout << "Please enter the speed in km/hr:" << endl;
    cin >> speed;
    float time;
    cout << "Please enter the time taken in hours:" << endl;
    cin >> time;
    return speed * time;
}

It is returning me something like this when I run it in the g++ compiler:
/usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.3.3/../../../../lib/crt1.o: In function `_start’:
/build/buildd/glibc-2.9/csu/../sysdeps/i386/elf/start.S:115: undefined reference to `main’

I’m sure something is wrong with my code but I can’tfind what!