Beginners - August 2020

function behaves differently if included from header
Hi I have a fairly simple function whose output appears to change depending upon whether the function is included in main.cpp directly or from a header. //...
Aug 31, 2020 at 5:16pm
[4 replies] Last: http://www.cplusplus.com/reference/cmath/abs/ (by lastchance)
cout and printing strings
hi guys, so a simple question that has me thinking #include <iostream> using namespace std; int main() { const char* bird = "Seagul"; ...
Aug 31, 2020 at 11:57am
[4 replies] Last: thanks jlb :) (by adam2016)
tips for developing header only libraries?
Hi I'm developing a library which makes use of a core template class. Thus, the library is header only. I've seen a number of different approaches to header o...
Aug 30, 2020 at 11:41pm
[1 reply] : 4). Use 1 and 2, 1 for ~3-5 lines and 2 for longer. 3 should be avoi... (by jonnin)
Accessing Class info in a Linked List
My question has mostly to do with my printRecord function here. I have no idea how to access the information within the class to display onto console. I've nev...
Aug 30, 2020 at 4:57pm
[11 replies] Last: @sadCoder So now extend the LinkedList class to add the copy/move func... (by seeplus)
by nakash
2 dimensional arrays
hi, so i have been tasked with creating a dictionary application using c++ and im a beginner to coding. the task comprises of creating an application where 106,...
Aug 30, 2020 at 12:26pm
[4 replies] Last: Your class should be an entry for a single word: class DictEntry { pu... (by dhayden)
What's the proper way of including cpp libraries?
Hi!.. I've tried many times to add external libraries to my projects but I don't know what to do when they don't include a .lib file already... For example, I w...
Aug 30, 2020 at 3:03am
[4 replies] Last: Thanks a lot for taking the time to respond... All the information you... (by brianbathorycpp)
cant understand oop concept properly
hi , is been like 6 months of me trying to understand oop but nothing... like how it's possible that real objects can implemented in a computer? or what make...
Aug 29, 2020 at 7:38pm
[2 replies] Last: Most computer programming, including OOP, is just about memory. Prog... (by mbozzi)
2d arrays
Need some help pals, let us say that we have a square matrix and the task is to display the first 2 inner squares from it. Initial matrix : 00 01 02 03 04 ...
Aug 29, 2020 at 3:33pm
[3 replies] Last: @jonnin @lastchance thank you so much for all your help, appreciate it... (by MaxGreen)
Active window text
I'm getting handle and title of active window HWND hwnd = GetForegroundWindow(); GetWindowText(hwnd, wnd_title, sizeof(wnd_title)); How I can read ...
Aug 29, 2020 at 3:06pm
[2 replies] Last: getwindowtext can be powerful but it was really intended to be used fo... (by jonnin)
Confused
Can someone explain this nested for loop? int result{}; if (vec.size() > 1) { for (size_t i=0; i< vec.size()-1; ++i) ...
Aug 29, 2020 at 12:08pm
[3 replies] Last: If you want to understand what a piece of code is doing, you could get... (by andywestken)
by mbozzi
C++ help
You removed the content of your prior thread. This forum is public specifically so that others may contribute to and benefit from the discussions held here. H...
Aug 29, 2020 at 12:08am
[1 reply] : its the same question he removed from the other thread that has the an... (by jonnin)
by romey
Bool value seemingly ignored in if statement
When I run my code, it is processing past the if statements whether or not they are being evaluated correctly. If you run it, you will notice that whatever i...
Aug 28, 2020 at 12:18pm
[2 replies] Last: Hello romey, I have a question. In the first for loop, line 28, do yo... (by Handy Andy)
by jerryd
Font for text to file
cplusplus forum, I'm writing some alpha numeric text out to a file with my program and would like to change the font size, make it bold etc. Can't find a...
Aug 28, 2020 at 11:00am
[2 replies] Last: Check this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEZkQvQ6ivU, it will help ... (by Adisharma)
by jonnin
Is it possible to install Visual Studio on an externa HD?
I don't know about the full version; my gut tells me that it has registry and path and OS level crap that prevent you from doing this easily. (You may be able ...
Aug 27, 2020 at 8:00pm
[3 replies] Last: I've played around with Docker, and it would be a pig on an external d... (by deleted account xyzzy)
Problem with boolean search function.
I am currently writing a program for an assignment in data structures class. The assignment says "Write a program that fills a 5 x 5 matrix of integers. The ma...
Aug 27, 2020 at 6:20pm
[5 replies] Last: But as you noted, you can not create functions inside of other functio... (by jlb)
by Grime
std::cin >> string and EOF
#include <iostream> #include <string> int main() { std::string input; std::string output; int i = 0; while (std::cin >> input) { output += input + ' ...
Aug 27, 2020 at 1:26pm
[2 replies] Last: Thanks for replying (and the tips), Andy. Theoretically the "^Z" sho... (by Grime)
please help
Add a for loop that will:  generate a number of 1's and 2's as requested by the user  add up the number 1's and 2's generated and store the values in v...
Aug 27, 2020 at 11:27am
[2 replies] Last: Hello ranugive, PLEASE ALWAYS USE CODE TAGS (the <> formatting butt... (by Handy Andy)
Recommand async io library/framwork?
I have a program to write data to multiple files and want write different files in parallel. That is like I just submit data into a centrallized context, and...
Aug 27, 2020 at 10:17am
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New to virtual methods
I am working through Sam's Teach Yourself C++ For Linux In 21 Days. Yes, it's an OLD book (Copyrighted 2000) but I HAVE it and the concepts seem relevant. I'm...
Aug 27, 2020 at 7:52am
[6 replies] Last: PS It doesn't make (common) sense to go to all the trouble of designin... (by againtry)
CodeBlocks question
I have a program for a course that requires C++ code and the output be assembly. With optimization levels activated as well. I don't know much about this settin...
Aug 27, 2020 at 12:07am
[3 replies] Last: see if this guy's post helps. https://stackoverflow.com/questions/20... (by jonnin)
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