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by the other jorge

How to get program to distribute input by alternating between two, multi-line string inputs [Beginners]

Hello I need to get this output: 1) type a: 1a type b: 1b 2) type a: 2a type b: 2b 3) type a: 3a type b: 3b 4) type a: 4a ty...

[5 replies] Last: You can do it with just 1 loop to read the data. Consider: #include... (by seeplus)

by seeplus

New Safe C++ Proposal (1,2,3,4,5,6) [Lounge]

There is now a Safe C++ proposal that extends C++ by defining a superset of the language that can be used to write code with strong safety guarantees. See: htt...

[103 replies] Last: Sure, why not?[/quote] Because we can both agree up to a certain poin... (by zapshe)

by JUANDENT

Need a data structure where I can map a string to a type [General C++ Programming]

Hi, Need a certain compile time map m like this: using Type = typename m["Customer"]::type; // Type would be Customer [/code] How can i do this? ...

[10 replies] Last: It's not necessary to use an enum. It was just a suggestion. (by Peter87)

by helios

Unpopular opinions (1,2) [Lounge]

The plural of "layoff" is "layoves". Every non-pressurized drink should come in a bag, as it's a much more efficient packaging (assuming it must be disposabl...

[24 replies] Last: Sorry, dialectical Midwest that has somehow slipped into my vocabulary... (by Duthomhas)

by JUANDENT

Making a shared_ptr out of a stack object corrupts the heap!! [General C++ Programming]

Hi, The following code is incorrect: Customer customer = { 0, "John Doe", "johndoe@example.com" }; auto cc = std::make_shared<Customer>(customer);...

[1 reply] : Not correct. The line auto cc = std::make_shared<Customer>(customer... (by Peter87)

by Coubarrie

Save to file with vector (dynamically) [General C++ Programming]

I have created a programme that does calculations and generates results from those calculations. The imformation generated is stored in variables for later d...

[11 replies] Last: i outside the loop is not a c++ error. It is a questionable programmi... (by jonnin)

by ElusiveTau

How to create bare-minimum Windows Application with Console Access? [Windows Programming]

I'm following this video tutorial and would like to run the code snippet at 1:07. [code] #define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN #include <iostream> #include <strin...

[7 replies] Last: You can call AllocConsole()[/code] to get a console in a Windows (GUI... (by kigar64551)

by CodeChaser

zero dynamic memory allocation [Beginners]

So today I was reviewing teacher code that lets student input the number of blocks of memory to allocate, but the student can input zero. It seems to allocate t...

[4 replies] Last: Well it was written by a teacher. I need say no more..... (by seeplus)

by Hasa2019

Why its showing wrong ? [Beginners]

Hi there, I am trying to run a code what school going student can do ! But not sure what kind of mistake I am doing. Take a look the program #include<s...

[6 replies] Last: Just because you can doesn't mean you should. [/quote] :) [quote]do-... (by seeplus)

by Cyclone

Windows water mark now appears on desktop [Lounge]

I was messing around with some programs. Not sure what happened but there was now a watermark saying to activate windows. Said go to settings which I did. Then ...

[1 reply] : Definitely run a full virus scan (Windows Defender will do), but it is... (by Duthomhas)