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Declaring and printing different constant in C++: Here, we will learn to declare and print the value of different type of constants using C++ program. [Last updated : February 26, 2023]

Declaring and printing different constants

Constant

Constants can be declared by using "const" keyboard and value of constants can never be changed during the program’s execution.

Syntax:

const data_type constant_name = value;

Read: constant declaration in C/C++

In this program, we are declaring 4 constants:

1. String constant (character array constants): MY_NAME and MY_ADDRESS
2. Integer constant: MY_AGE
3. Float constant: MY_WEIGHT

C++ code to declare and print the different constants

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

int main() {
  // declaring constants
  const char MY_NAME[] = "Master Satendra Sharma";
  const char MY_ADDRESS[] = "New Delhi, INDIA";
  const int MY_AGE = 17;
  const float MY_WEIGHT = 50.25f;

  // printing the constants values
  cout << "Name:   " << MY_NAME << endl;
  cout << "Age:    " << MY_AGE << endl;
  cout << "Weight: " << MY_WEIGHT << endl;
  cout << "Address:" << MY_ADDRESS << endl;

  return 0;
}

Output

Name:   Master Satendra Sharma
Age:    17
Weight: 50.25  
Address:New Delhi, INDIA

Another Example

Here, I am trying to change the value, consider the program...

#include <string.h>
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

int main() {
  // declaring constants
  const char MY_NAME[] = "Master Satendra Sharma";
  const char MY_ADDRESS[] = "New Delhi, INDIA";
  const int MY_AGE = 17;
  const float MY_WEIGHT = 50.25f;

  // changing the value
  MY_AGE = 18;               // ERROR
  MY_WEIGHT = 60.0f;         // ERROR
  strcpy(MY_NAME, "RAHUL");  // ERROR

  // printing the constants values
  cout << "Name:   " << MY_NAME << endl;
  cout << "Age:    " << MY_AGE << endl;
  cout << "Weight: " << MY_WEIGHT << endl;
  cout << "Address:" << MY_ADDRESS << endl;

  return 0;
}

Output

main.cpp: In function 'int main()':     
main.cpp:14:9: error: assignment of read-only variable 'MY_AGE'       
  MY_AGE = 18; //ERROR   
         ^
main.cpp:15:12: error: assignment of read-only variable 'MY_WEIGHT'   
  MY_WEIGHT = 60.0f; //ERROR            
            ^            
main.cpp:16:24: error: invalid conversion from 'const char*' to 'char*' [-fpermissive]              
  strcpy(MY_NAME,"RAHUL"); //ERROR      
         ^
In file included from main.cpp:2:0:     
/usr/include/string.h:125:14: error:   initializing argument 1 of 'char* strcpy(char*, const char*)' [-fpermissive]
 extern char *strcpy (char *__restrict __dest, const char *__restrict __src)         
              ^