Beginners - C++ Forum - August 2009 (Page 7)

Hey folks, I took on C++ for a good solid 4 - 6 months then took a bit of time off. During those 4 - 6 months it was 12+ hour days hammering in information, pro...

[4 replies] Last: heh if I could get 2 small boxes on the screen with collision detectio... (by GunnDawg09)

by missty

c++ question: add line to text file but got a blank first line.

Here is a part of my code; the function is used to write things into a txt file. the function works quite well except there is a blank first line in the txt f...

[4 replies] Last: thx for helping me... (by missty)

by nicholasczarnek1990

Outputting strings to files

Hello everybody. I'm a beginner programmer who just joined this forum. I'm trying to write a program for which I need a component that allows the user to inpu...

[2 replies] Last: I agree. Why are you using C output? And is getline part of the std na... (by chrisname)

by newdomingo

Binary Search Tree

hi, i am a new member and beginner in c++. i have a question. the code is from an older post from SteakRider. the code is here or you can look http://www.cp...

[2 replies] Last: try returning a node from your search function. (by mspy2plus)

by vbraziel

showing the output of an integer as a 24 hour number

I was wondering if anyone could help me get the values represented by (int the_hour) to show up with a preceeding 0. So it would look like this: 00, 01, 02, 10,...

[2 replies] Last: the simplest solution is if ( x < 10 ) cout << '0'; cout << ... (by R0mai)

by rmoat

Visual C++ CLR / Win32

So, I've been using Visual C# for a while but do not like how .NET Framework is required on computers to run the programs. It also seems bulky and slow. I took ...

[5 replies] Last: Thanks for your replies! Yeah, I definitely don't want to use the CLR ... (by rmoat)

by NGen

Deleting Char Array Causes Windows Break-Point

Whenever I try to delete a char array (pointer) in a class's destructor, I end up getting an error message (apparently from Windows) saying this: Windows ha...

[5 replies] Last: memory stomp. the array has to be strlen(value) + 1 bytes wide to a... (by jsmith)

by strashko

Problem with example of a book

Hello, thanks in advance for any help. I am reading Bjarne Stroustrup`s Programming: Principles and Practice Using C++. System OS:Windows 7 RC 7100; Compile...

[10 replies] Last: Bjarne's header does not seem very helpful... try this instead #... (by mspy2plus)

by Telegraph Sam

Beginner's Manual Advice

Can anyone give me advice on the best beginner's manual / idiot's guide to use in order to get a grasp of C++ from absolute zero with the minimum of pain? Idea...

[3 replies] Last: If you really need a book for a beginner: C++ all-in-one desk referen... (by mspy2plus)

by TheTufik

Behind dynamic memory allocation

Hello everybody, I'm making 15 minutes lesson on dynamic memory management in c/c++. I wonder if someone knows how really malloc() function or new works. I...

[1 reply] : The heap works by obtaining large chunks of memory and handing out chu... (by kbw)

by soop505

Jukebox

Hey im preety much a newbie in the c++ world and i am required to build a jukebox for a uni assignment it needs to play 8 audio tracks, user should be able sele...

[1 reply] : I think you should take a look at SDL and SDL_mixer. (by helios)

by Warrior2089

Pointers?

We all know a pointer's main function is to hold the address of another variable. But a thought that just came into my mind: does a pointer variable have its ow...

[6 replies] Last: ... except those optimised into registers. (by kbw)

by cppg2009

Q: Need to skeep emply lines in file [fgets]

Hello Everyone , I am trying to pase csv file and populate my stucture. But some how I have blank line in between and would like to skip those lines. C...

[4 replies] Last: fgets() will put the newline of an empty line in the buffer, so testin... (by PanGalactic)

by kostka

return a pointer to a multidimensional array

Hi, in working with multidimensional arrays, how do I return a pointer to such an array without using some type of type cast before/after the call? I hope th...

[11 replies] Last: What overhead are you talking about with std::vector? My main bee... (by kostka)

by Pera3

template basics

Hi everybody, I'm a beginner in c++ and I have a problem with templates. When I compile this code in visual C++ 2008 i get an error: error C2668: 'swap' : amb...

[5 replies] Last: I see. I'll have to try it out in C#. Maybe it is similar. Thanks f... (by webJose)

by chasescoot066

hate to love

Having an issue with a project. I have to convert four letter words to love. THe issue is my program will let you enter in a sentence, however it has no output....

[4 replies] Last: Of course there is no output. The user types in his/her/it? sentence a... (by Warrior2089)

by mpadams

strange behavior in binary i/o

hey, i'm getting some confusing results while performing what should be simple binary i/o operations. i've done some binary reading before of different form...

[4 replies] Last: wow, thanks everyone! as usual, what was happening is simple and pred... (by mpadams)

by drtt1gg3r

getting struct member from vector list

struct gunType { string name; //the name of the gun float cost; //the cost of the gun int damage; //how much damage per ...

[5 replies] Last: &boost::lambda::_1->*&gunType::name what does this process do "lit... (by drtt1gg3r)

by fercs

undefined reference

Hi everyone, im pretty new to C++ programming and i have a few errors that i just cant solve on my own. Here is my code. Everything in the File main.cpp (...

[5 replies] Last: The problem is that you have to instantiate the array somewhere (in a ... (by jsmith)

by benji00za

c++ libraries

hw can i view the contents of the header files and micros

[1 reply] : Open you compiler "include" directory and double click on .h file. On ... (by Null)

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