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June 4, 1998

Be cautious with unsigned integers

Unsigned integers are sometimes unavoidable, like when dealing with raw binary data. A good example is a mail server reading an incoming binary stream. But more often than not, the

A template’s template argument

Standard C++ supports templates’ template arguments. For instance, a mail server class can store incoming messages in a vector of vector(s) of bytes: vector< vector > vmessages; Please note that

Structs as a shorthand for public classes

Traditionally, structs serve as data aggregates. However, in C++ a struct can have constructor(s), destructor and member functions just like a class. The only difference between the two is the

Hiding a base class member function

A derived class may hide a member function declared in its base class by using the same function name, but with a different signature, or list of arguments. Usually, this