Defining Numeric Constants

• C++ has the const operator for defining constants with a type

• Allows stronger type-checking and optimization by the compiler

#define MAX_PEOPLE 50

#define MAGIC_COOKIE “xyzzy”

const int MAX_PEOPLE = 50;

const char *MAGIC_COOKIE = “xyzzy”;

Note that the const is a statement requiring “;” at the end

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