#include <iostream>

using namespace std;


void show_chars()
{
	//declare and define char types in a function
	char letter; 
	unsigned char letterU;
	//assigning chars means using a single quote mark
	letter = 'R';
	letterU = 'u';
	//declare,define and assign
	char letterNull = 0;
	char letterZero = '0';
	char letterINT = 65;
	char letterAlert = '\a';
	char letterBackspace = '\b';
	char letterFormFeed = '\f';
	char letterNewLine = '\n';
	char letterCarriageReturn = '\r';
	char letterVertTab = '\v';
	char letterHorzTab = '\t';
	char letterBackslash = '\\';
	char letterQuestionMark = '\?';
	char letterSingleQuote = '\'';
	char letterDoubleQuote = '\"';
	char letterOct = '\103';
	char letterHex = '\x44';
	char letterOct2 = 0104;
	char letterHex2 = 0x45;
//depreciated and causes a possible segfault	char * letterptr = "\x48"; 
	const char * letterptr = "\x48\x50"; 
	cout << "signed char ==> " << letter << endl;
	cout << "unsigned char==> " << letterU << endl;
	cout << "NULL char ==> " << letterNull << endl;
	cout << "ZERO char ==> " << letterZero << endl;
	cout << "INT char ==> " << letterINT << endl;
	cout << "Alert char ==> " << letterAlert << endl;
	cout << "Backspace char ==> ::" << letterBackspace << "end" << endl;
	cout << "FormFeed char ==> " << letterFormFeed << "end" << endl;
	cout << "New Line char ==> " << letterNewLine << "end" << endl;
	cout << "Carriage Return char ==> " << letterCarriageReturn << "end" << endl;
	cout << "Verticle Tab char ==> " << letterVertTab << "end" << endl;
	cout << "Horizonal Tab char ==> " << letterHorzTab << letterHorzTab << "end" << endl;
	cout << "Backslash char ==> " << letterBackslash << endl;
	cout << "Question Mark char ==> " << letterQuestionMark << endl;
	cout << "Single Quotes char ==> " << letterSingleQuote << endl;
	cout << "Double Quote char ==> " << letterDoubleQuote << endl;
	cout << "Octal char ==> " << letterOct << endl;
	cout << "Hexidecimal char ==> " << letterHex << endl;
	cout << "Octal char 2 ==> " << letterOct2 << endl;
	cout << "Hexidecimal char 2 ==> " << letterHex2<< endl;
//	cout << "NOT REALLY a pointer to  char but a string ==> " << *letterptr << endl;
	cout << "NOT REALLY a pointer to  char but a string ==> " << letterptr << endl;

//can't asign a value to a string literal or const char:	*letterptr = 'd';
//	cout << "pointer to  char ==> " << *letterptr << endl;



}

void show_ints()
{
}

void show_floats()
{
}

void show_arrays()
{
}

void show_cstrings()
{
}

void show_strings()
{
}