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Avoiding use of a getter 5 32 (6/21/2012 8:33:47 PM) comp.lang.c++ I was wondering if I could cut down, or avoid, the use of a getter function. In my program, I have a class Note which represents a note. Originally it had lots of functions, but to try and cut down on this... Paul

Style question - calling default from several places 9 26 (10/31/2011 8:27:42 PM) comp.lang.c++ I have a style question. In my code, I have a function that receives messages, and deals with some of them while passing others on to a further function. For instance: LRESULT CALLBACK WndProc(HWND hWnd, UINT ... Paul

Immediate arrays 7 39 (9/8/2011 11:08:49 PM) comp.lang.c++ Is there a way to have an array temporarily without giving it a name? For instance, can you do something along the lines of: char *str; str = { "Tom", "Dick", "Harry" } [2]; Many thanks. Paul. ... Paul

Unwanted toolbars in IE 0 47 (6/7/2011 9:17:59 PM) comp.programming (If anyone can suggest a better newsgroup I'm all ears...) I recently downloaded a program called "What's my computer doing?" from a firm called Softonic, having seen it recommended by the online Guardian. One... Paul

Problems with mktime 4 30 (4/4/2011 6:58:36 PM) comp.lang.c++ I'm trying to write a program that will show the time at various different places. The idea is to get the GMT time, adjust it for the correct time zone offset (including DST if appropriate) and display it. My f... Paul

Handling WM_COMMAND 3 247 (11/19/2010 12:15:53 PM) comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.win32 I think I'm looking here more for reassurance than actual information, but bear with me... I have a program which puts a listbox on the screen and needs to respond when the user double-clicks on it. At pre... Paul

Peace and quiet for youngsters 2 35 (11/19/2010 11:27:23 AM) comp.programming A slightly off-topic discussion... My job is not in computer programming, but it requires reading through and assessing a lot of information. In the old days this would mainly be on paper but nowaday nearly al... Paul

Reference to pointer to const 6 122 (8/11/2010 8:52:18 PM) comp.lang.c++ Consider the following bit of code: int find(char * & in, char ch) { for ( ; *in; in++) if (*in == ch) return 1; return 0; } void replaceonce(char *in, char from, char to) { if (find(in, from)) *in = t... Paul

Wasteful use of fonts? 10 107 (4/9/2010 11:04:31 AM) comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.win32 My code seems to be working, but I am worried that it may be very wasteful. The actual code is a bit complicated, but here is a working cut-down example that (I think) illustrates the point: void makeitali... Paul

Cloning members of a hierarchy 6 160 (2/1/2010 7:45:00 PM) comp.lang.c++ I've got various classes derived (directly or indirectly) from a single base, and want a function to make a copy of a given object. My code is along the following lines: class Base { public: int b; ... Paul

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reference type for C 160 5 (5/16/2013 2:08:43 PM) comp.lang.c I like the reference type that has been introduced with C++ I wondered why isn't that feature retrofitted in C. Is there something hindering it? thx - roar - ... roland.arthaud (12)

Favourite Pattern for Processing Zero, Once, Multiple 20 16 (1/10/2013 10:53:29 PM) comp.lang.c Suppose you have a function 'bar' that returns a value that means one of: - Do 'foo' zero times - Do 'foo' one time - Do 'foo' more than one time What's your favourite way of handling such a valu... sha0.miller (876)

What does !! do? 32 27 (1/23/2013 3:24:08 PM) comp.lang.c++ I haven't seen this syntax before. What does "!!" do in C++? As in this statement int t = !!(x & size); Thanks! B ... bint1668 (31)

linked list #6 4 14 (2/21/2013 6:33:34 AM) comp.lang.c++ #include using namespace std; struct node { int data; node* next; }; int main() { node* head; node* newnode; head=NULL; for (int i=0; idata=i+1; newno... gunitinug (1)

Difference between following statements 25 23 (2/25/2013 5:24:09 PM) comp.lang.c Hi, Can someone please clarify difference between following two declaration? const char *p; char* const p; Thanks, Deepak ... deepakpjose (56)

How to arrange many files of C source code 24 26 (3/2/2013 11:17:44 AM) comp.lang.c Up to now I have usually written C modules as stand alone programs and stored them in separate directories. This has been OK but is inflexible, making interaction between them and having multiple generations... james.harris.18827 (31)

Why is my code showing this error? 23 19 (3/5/2013 5:03:06 AM) comp.lang.c++ My compiler is showing this error: Run-Time Check Failure #3 - The variable 'math' is being used without being initialized. Here is my code: // CMD Application // Created by Eli. M #include using... techgeek201 (57)

passing var args as-is to a function 10 7 (3/25/2013 9:44:24 AM) comp.lang.c i have a common function which takes variable parameters as an argument, depending on the type (the first arg) i want to call the appropriate function with rest of the param list, is there any way to do this ... sinbad.sinbad (155)

C++ rounds up my decimals 11 13 (4/10/2013 2:32:17 AM) comp.lang.c++ Hi I made this code: #include #include using namespace std; int main() { int getIntx() unsigned int ans; double mfirstnum, msecondnum; cout > x)) { cin.clear(); cin.ignore(numeric_limits::m... techgeek201 (57)

Getting some namespace features in C with structs 9 5 (5/3/2013 8:51:15 AM) comp.lang.c One thing I like about some other (non-C) languages is their management of names so I got to wondering: Would it be a good or a bad idea to use C's structs to provide some of the features of namespaces? Un... james.harris.18827 (31)