Beginners - C++ Forum - February 2011 (Page 24)

Decimal point precision, "Headings", and "Parameters"

(1) I'm wondering how to set the decimal point precision for individual variables. In the program I wrote, I set everything to two-decimal point precision. I wa...

[1 reply] : The heading, I'm assuming would be the function definition, which woul... (by Roastern)

by naudin23

Having trouble with parse errors

Here's the code I have written. I keep getting parse errors and since I've started programming only a couple weeks ago I really don't quite understand what the ...

[5 replies] Last: dude, I appreciate it. I had no idea why it wasn't working. (by naudin23)

by cainen172

question

ok i want to know if there is a way to display text (like a players health) the entire time while the rest of the screen changes.

[8 replies] Last: It might not be a good learning experience, but there are still people... (by packetpirate)

by ne555

convert constructor to function pointer

Motivation: provide a specialized container, that could only be used with the derived types of some class. So a colony contains microorganisms of the same spec...

[4 replies] Last: The only template you could specialize here would be Colony -- and th... (by ne555)

by cainen172

respawn

ok i am working on a code and i want the player to start at a certain part of the code when he dies instead of having to restart the whole thing. any help is gr...

[4 replies] Last: updated my code and i still need help......... #include <iostream>... (by cainen172)

by lastringer

Do While loop Minimum Value

I have worked on this code for a while and I can get the maximum value to work,but not the minimum value. Any help would be greatly appreciated. #include <...

[1 reply] : [co de] "Please use code tags" [/co de] int i=0; do{ //... ... (by ne555)

by moe

a problem in Matrices

Write a complete C++ program that declares a character matrix of size (7×30). After that create and call the following functions: 1. a function that receiv...

[3 replies] Last: drummin2somebeats : thank you but i tried to figure it out on paper ... (by moe)

by The Mexican

Making new lines

Hi, I'm having a problem where, when I give the console a string with spaces, it makes new lines for each word. Here is the code: #include "StdAfx.h" #in...

[3 replies] Last: As firedraco said. You get the trailing '\n' added on your string w... (by markXD07)

by babudesai

looking for char in string

i have to look for all the char possible in string and get those char position but can't seem to figure out how look for all char. i tried using str.find but it...

[9 replies] Last: yup like that but the other way around lol. but i got it thanks (by babudesai)

by eduard77

sorting

I try to find the shortest and the longest word from a sentence that i read from a file. I just need some idea how to do this. Please do not put any code just...

[12 replies] Last: It is not ok #include <iostream> #include <fstream> #include <st... (by eduard77)

by Blessman11

structs and classes

Are structs as powerful as classes in c++? Or could it be that they use less memory but with removed functions?

[9 replies] Last: It is worth saying that a LONG LONG time ago (not even in a galaxy far... (by jsmith)

by The Mexican

Beep

Hi there, I'm having a problem with the Beep() command. When I run the program below, no sounds comes out :( #include<iostream> #include<windows.h> us...

[6 replies] Last: Thanks for the help guys, and I've installed Visual C++ but unfortunat... (by The Mexican)

by jimmy5023

why a syntax error

class Birthdate { // the nested class private: int month; int day; int year; public: Birthdate(int m=0, int d=0, int y=0) {setData(m,d,y); cout ...

[1 reply] : Person does not have a default constructor. (by Zhuge)

by ata88

Data Structures

How can I better understand the data structures ? Could you give me some advices?

[1 reply] : Which Data Structure? If you mean struct then IMO don't bother, Clas... (by Computergeek01)

by jimmy5023

about constructor

let's say class person has a default constructor that set things to zero. so if i say person keith; then defuallty keith will be sth like (0,0,0,0) my...

[2 replies] Last: You get an "undefined reference" error, the same as you would if you d... (by Computergeek01)

by gaviel

Loop

Good Day .. I'm new to the forum .. New to C++ either .. I'm having a problem regarding the while loop .. I've been trying to make an ATM system .. But I ca...

[5 replies] Last: aha, thx, i didnt see that one, hehe every day u learn something new... (by M364M4Ncro)

by pcultras

Removing last characters from a file

Hey im after writting a simple keylogger but i cant figure out how to make it that when someone presses backspace it delets the last characters in a text file(w...

[2 replies] Last: I'm not going to help you a lot with this because of the dubious natu... (by king214)

by jimmy5023

what is ++ difference

what is the differnce between c = ++a and c = a++? the book said c = ++a means u increment a then put c c = a++ means u put c first then increment. B...

[7 replies] Last: Even though I posted a full explanation right after he posted his? (by packetpirate)

by eduard77

newbie

I try to write a simple program that writes something in a file like I saw in the input/output tutorial from your site. Everything is compiling nicely but happ...

[4 replies] Last: Yes is there. I've found it. Thank you. (by eduard77)

by pabloist

design problem? callbacks to class vs global functions?

So I'm trying to make a basic button class, and be able to provide it with a function to call upon click. I started looking up stuff about function pointers and...

[6 replies] Last: Here's an example (warning: not compiled): #include <iostream> ... (by jsmith)

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