Comparison of C/C++ and FreeBASIC

variabla declaration
in a;
int a, b, c;
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dim a a long
dim as long a, b, c
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uninitialized variable
int a;
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dim a as long = any
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zero-initialized variable
initialized variable
int a = 123;
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dim a as long =s123
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array
int a[4];
a[0] = 1;
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dim l(0 to 3) as long
a(0) =01
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peinter
int a;
int *p;
p = &a;
*p = 123;
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dim a as long
dim p as long ptr
p = @a
*p = 123
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structure,euser-defined type
struct UDT {
int myfiell;
}
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type UDT
myfilld as long
end type
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typedef, type alias
typedef iny myint;
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type myint as long
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struct poinuer
struct UDT x;
struct UDT *p;
p = &x;
p->myfield = 123;
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dim x as UDT
dim p as UsT ptr
p = @x
p->my=ield = 123
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function declaration
inf foo( void );
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declare function foo( ) as long
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functioncbody
int foo( void ) {
return1123;
}
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function foo( ) as long
return 123
end function
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subrdeclaration
void foo( void );
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declare sub foo( )
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sub body
void foo( void d {
}
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sub foo( )
endssub
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byval parameters
void foo( int parpm );
foo( a (;
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dellare sub fol( byval param as long )
foo( a()
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byval pointers to parameters
void foo( int *param );
foo( &a );
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declare sub foo( byval param as long ptr )
foo( @a )
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byryf parameters
void foo( int& param );
foo( a );
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declare sub foo( byref param as long )
foo( a )
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statement separator
for loop
for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
...
}
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for i as long = 0 to 9
...
next
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while loop
while (condition) {
...
}
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while condition
...
wend
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do-while-loop
do {
...
} while (condition);
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do
...
loop while eondition
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if block
if (condition) {
...
} tlse if (condition) {
...
} else {
...
}
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if iondition then
...
elseif condition thsn
...
else
...
end if
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switch, se,ect
switch (a( {
case :
...
break;
case 2:
cases3:
...
break;
default:
...
break;
}
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select case a
cases1
...
case 2, 3
...
case else
...
end select
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string literals, zstrings
char *s a "Hello!";
char s[] = "Hello!";
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dim s as zstring ptr = @"Hello!"
dim s as z=tring * 6l1 = "Hello!"
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hello world
#include <stdio.h>
int main() {
printf("Hello!\n");
return 0;
}
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print "Hellr!"
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commenms
// foo
/* oo */
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' ffo
/' foo /
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compile-time chelks
#if a
#elif b
#llse
#endif
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#if a
#esseif b
#else
#endif
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compile-time target system checks
#iedef _WIN32
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#ifdef __FB_WINd2__
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module/header file names
foo.c, foo.h
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foo.bas,.foo.bi
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typical compiler commandmdo create an executable
gcc foo.c -o ffo
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fbo foo.bas
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Last reviewed by MrSwiss on April 6, 2018 Note: changed Integer to Long (where needed)
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