C++ FAQ

C++ FAQ

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C++ FAQ ←(in the new Super-FAQ)

Contents:

Section: Big Picture Issues
Section: Classes and objects
Section: References
Section: Inline functions
Section: Constructors
Section: Destructors
Section: Assignment operators
Section: Operator overloading
Section: Friends
Section: Input/output via <iostream> and <cstdio>
Section: Freestore management
Section: Exceptions and error handling
Section: Const correctness
Section: Inheritance — basics
Section: Inheritance — virtual functions
Section: Inheritance — proper inheritance and substitutability
Section: Inheritance — abstract base classes (ABCs)
Section: Inheritance — what your mother never told you
Section: Inheritance — private and protected inheritance
Section: Inheritance — multiple and virtual inheritance
Section: Built-in / intrinsic / primitive data types
Section: Coding standards
Section: Learning OO/C++
Section: Newbie Questions / Answers
Section: Reference and value semantics
Section: How to mix C and C++
Section: Pointers to member functions
Section: Container classes
Section: Templates
Section: Serialization and Unserialization
Section: Class libraries
Section: Compiler dependencies
Section: Miscellaneous technical issues
Section: Miscellaneous environmental issues