Beginners - C++ Forum - June 2009 (Page 12)

I've read that the bits in a byte (in c++) are implementation or system dependent. What does that mean? Does it mean implementation of c++ compiler or the proce...

[6 replies] Last: A unicode character is 21 bits, or 3-bytes. This typically translates ... (by Duthomhas)

by tkurowski

Reading from serial port problem

Hello, I've got an application that simply reads the data from the serial port. It goes something like this: Windows: Send string "int" Microcontroller: ...

[5 replies] Last: Well looks like Im the loser here. I have a line "#define ECHO" in my... (by tkurowski)

by gnobber

About climits

I have this sample code from a book: // limits.cpp -- some integer limits #include <iostream> #include <climits> // use limits.h for older systems i...

[5 replies] Last: More in the spirit of C++ (since you are using iostreams) would be to ... (by jsmith)

by jpfsanders

Question about division and double values

Hi, I'm a newbie playing with fire C++ for the very first time, (I'm a VB 6 developer) I have been reading a beginners book on C++ and I'm trying to create...

[7 replies] Last: Hi, Many thanks to all, as I suspected it was my own wrongdoings. I... (by jpfsanders)

by gnobber

What does the compiler do with multiple #include of same header

What does the compiler do? I mean if you include iostream it includes other #include. What if you included a header file already included in one of you earlier ...

[8 replies] Last: Ok, it's still not too clear to me but im just beginning and I was jus... (by gnobber)

by gregre78

the difference between 'printf' and 'cin/out' is...?

Hello Everyone. This is my first post and I've been studying programming for almost a year now. Basically all of the stuff we did in win32 C console applica...

[1 reply] : printf and scanf exist to maintain compatibility with C, C++ input and... (by Bazzy)

by aura

implementing a portion of template class list

Using friend of class to access private data member for insert(), here's what I have: template<class T> typename list<T>::iterator list<T>::insert(iterator...

[1 reply] : Not sure what your question is, but I can see that both erase and inse... (by jsmith)

by wizard25

Symbols

Hey Guys Can someone please explain to me the following symbols in C++, what they mean and how they work. I've searched around but all the information I've f...

[1 reply] : 1) Ternary operator: http://www.cplusplus.com/doc/tutorial/operators/ ... (by Bazzy)

by pooh

Is it possible to break/exit out of a recursive function? I'm trying to write a code where I'm generating the binary representation of a number for several dif...

[3 replies] Last: hey thanks..i just realised i was calling the function instead of retu... (by pooh)

by JamesRussel

Airline Reservation System

hi guys im a newbie in programing... im geting a very hard time just to understand this course all about.. i just tried to visit this site to learn more about p...

[17 replies] Last: here it is: http://uploads.bizhat.com/file/406520 hope to benefit (by LOLY)

by kel1189

User-Defined function

Hi I need help with my code... #include <cstdlib> #include <iostream> #include <cmath> using namespace std; int main() { double periTriangle...

[1 reply] : You can't define a function inside a function. Just move the definiti... (by Tevsky)

by Dodle

How to convert back to a string?

I am trying to create a class that scans a directory to find which files are in it and return the value as a string. But I can't convert the value of "value2" ...

[3 replies] Last: while (entry = readdir(directory)) { if( strcmp( ... (by Hammurabi)

by wdmd1982

enquiry about pointer

hello friends i would like to know why i cann't use the following code.. int* ptr; *ptr=23; i already know that there is a segmentation fault if i use...

[1 reply] : Because your pointer does not point to anything, and thus when you der... (by Disch)

by datta016

New to C++ Embedded Systems Programming

Hi all, I'm generally not a poster, however, I am being introduced to C++ Embedded Systems Programming (a field I am admittedly relatively ignorant to--the embe...

[3 replies] Last: And here is the code... I do recommend to try this on your own though.... (by datta016)

by fire child

I think I went in the wrong direction (1,2)

I needed to create a grid so I did #include <iostream> using namespace std; int main() { int length; int hieght; int row; int collom; dou...

[20 replies] Last: thank you all so much that was completely awesome, you rock!!!!!!!!!!!... (by fire child)

by mcleano

Ambiguous Error

Doing an exercise from my C++ book and got asked to create a program that takes a double value and using a function rounds it to nearest whole value. I made my ...

[12 replies] Last: Yeah you're right. (by Return 0)

by sonicam

MS Visual C++ Express 2008 problems

Hi, I'm new to C++ and I'm taking a course in college to learn it. It's quite frustrating, especially when you're professor doesn't know anything about most of ...

[11 replies] Last: h=999 isnt doing anything, just lettin u know (by jloundy)

by flopdong

arrays as integers.

Hello, i am working on an assignment where we have to allocate an array of short integers as one single number (an arbitrarily large int with 30+ digits) and pe...

[2 replies] Last: The modulo operator is what you are looking for. For example, the n... (by Duthomhas)

by bluesfanstoll

syntax error assistance please

ok first off, im extremely new to C++. taking my first c++ class. i have to write a program, which ive done, but i keep getting the same 5 errors over and ove...

[4 replies] Last: your code program...... // Circle.cpp : Defines the entry point... (by jloundy)

by arcadiu

C++ Game Programming

Ok I am not trying to make games like World of Warcraft and Starcraft, things like that, I know I'm never going to make that. 1. What do I need to make games...

[2 replies] Last: In order to be successful at creating any decent game you're going to ... (by Return 0)

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