Am I missing anything here in my statement about c++?

Question

You can\'t have code outside of functions except for declarations, definitions and preprocessor directives.

Is that statement accurate, or is there something I\'m mi

Answer 1

• For your nephew:
  no, you can't do it.
• For yourself:
  The compiler's input is technically what you get after the preprocessor is run. So, let's leave preprocessor out. After it has worked, you get a C++ program which is a sequence of declarations. Some delcarations may also be definitions, and some definitions (like function definitions) may have statements inside them.
  HTH