Beginners - December 2010 (Page 7)

What is a string literal?
I'm reading this book, and don't quite understand what it means when it is talking about string literals. It has this example code: const char * bird = “wr...
Dec 23, 2010 at 8:59pm
[3 replies] Last: That's right! -Albatross (by Albatross)
Why normally declare variables when you have pointers?
I'm just now learning about pointers, and read about the new operation: //example of using new int * pointer = new int; If you can do this to create a ...
Dec 23, 2010 at 8:56pm
[9 replies] Last: By changing to which block of memory a pointer points without storing ... (by Albatross)
Reading files with \r\n
I'm having problems reading files with the Window's newline delimiter. For some reason the fstream read command ignores all '\r' characters, but when countin...
Dec 23, 2010 at 7:37pm
[2 replies] Last: Thanks! That worked perfectly. So I take it that even though openin... (by helloworld922)
Question about classes
In the following code I have the constructor which saves certain values to the class variables. I've read how to do this in the past but can't for the life of m...
Dec 23, 2010 at 6:17pm
[3 replies] Last: +1 to quirkyusername if you want a variable to hold a string, use a... (by Disch)
String of Ints?
Okay, let's try something else. I have this; string input = "0 1,2,3"; I need to discard the first integer and plug the comma-separated ones (discari...
Dec 23, 2010 at 4:20pm
[2 replies] Last: O.O i <3 u 4ever (by kresentphresh)
dos.h
what is the use of the header file dos.h and what re functions available through this header file???
Dec 23, 2010 at 4:13pm
[11 replies] Last: I see. Thanks for the clarifications. (by filipe)
by CWB
Quick question about freeing up allocated memory.
I have a random question about memory allocation. If you allocate memory to a local variable and do not free it during the program because you don't think you'l...
Dec 23, 2010 at 3:50pm
[1 reply] : All memory is freed when a program exits. It is bad to allocate memor... (by kooth)
stuck in a simple program :( (area)
so i decided to make a program in which u have area given and base/height etc . so lets say the sum is area=11.6 base=? height=2.9 the ans should ...
Dec 23, 2010 at 3:29pm
[5 replies] Last: omg!! .. . lolz my bad ..how did i mis looked ..ok problem solved than... (by im abcd)
hide local identifiers in C
in C , I am writing some header files and i want them to hide their local identifiers so that i can use those same identifiers used in the headers in the main p...
Dec 23, 2010 at 1:04pm
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conio.h - portability issues
I've been programming a command line 'text editor' The problem I'm facing is that, I want to make the implementation OS independent. That is, I'd like my code ...
Dec 23, 2010 at 12:59pm
[5 replies] Last: you also can use this header file for linux systems and conio.h for wi... (by chathura666)
by cmccmc
error
Pretty much what im trying to do is reverse an entered string. I haven't used C++ in a couple years (I've been working with Java) and im trying to get back into...
Dec 23, 2010 at 11:58am
[3 replies] Last: Yeah, but if you put it a decently long string you might overflow the ... (by firedraco)
by vlad61
arrays on Pancake Glutton
http://www.cplusplus.com/forum/articles/12974/ Thats the Exercise I am trying to do. #4 on the list "Pancake Glutton" #include <iostream> #include <cstdlib>...
Dec 23, 2010 at 9:28am
[8 replies] Last: Yeah i do like your suggestion. even though mine worked I dont like th... (by vlad61)
by ToniAz
Syntax Trouble
Hello everyone! I am having a bit trouble understanding what the following line does: virtual int operator()(Key & k) = 0; where this declaration...
Dec 23, 2010 at 8:24am
[5 replies] Last: Besides being a pure virtual function, it is also a function call oper... (by sohguanh)
UPDATED: Need a little assistance...
EDIT: Forget it
Dec 23, 2010 at 4:51am
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Soft-Deleted
*EDIT* Since you can't delete a thread, this is the next best option.
Dec 23, 2010 at 4:07am
[2 replies] Last: You are certainly right - I could learn every piece of C++ syntax in a... (by kresentphresh)
by nick85
Is C++ here to stay? (1,2)
Is C/C++ here to stay or is it going to be replaced in the near future?
Dec 23, 2010 at 1:59am
[39 replies] Last: As far as fun is concerned, many games from 10 or 20 years ago are st... (by sohguanh)
by nick85
What language should I learn next (if any)?
I know C/C++ (I'm still learning though), Java really well, C#, actionscript, some assembly and some python. I'm interested in graphics programming and I'm a f...
Dec 23, 2010 at 1:30am
[10 replies] Last: Focus on algorithms, data structures, and abstract programming concep... (by sohguanh)
by clomer
file io
Hello, Im learning c++ and I'm not getting file io. Im practicing making a little program, I have a customer array of structs with various member type like c...
Dec 22, 2010 at 11:14pm
[1 reply] : struct Foo { int n; std::string s; }; Foo f; std::ofst... (by filipe)
what does that means
can anyone tell me what does srand((unsigned)time(0)); means ??
Dec 22, 2010 at 9:46pm
[1 reply] : Sets the random seed to the current Unix time See http://www.cplusplu... (by Bazzy)
array solution !?
already been answered thanks by Return 0
Dec 22, 2010 at 7:05pm
[13 replies] Last: I know time is an issue so if you think you can pull it off START A NE... (by Computergeek01)
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