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How to do large scalar math

Question: How can one do 64-bit or larger math calculations in C++? Do you know of a free class or class library that supports large scalar math? Answer: There are

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What’s the C++ Equivalent to _getch()?

Question: What is the C++ equivalent to _getch()? I need to have program control immediately after any keypress in a DOS-based program. Answer: Unfortunately there is no specification in the

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Virtual Functons

Question: How are Virtual Functions implemented in C++ ? What is a virtual table? Answer: Let me start by saying that the C++ language definition does not impose any implementation

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Program compiles but does not show age data

Question: I’m anxious to know why my program is notdisplaying the data, yet it compiles perfectly.I want to read this struct; in particular: age. Ihave two sets of code that

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String handling in C++

Question: What is the best way to manipulate strings in C++? Answer: Here is an example.#include void foo (char *instring){ // Declare char array big enough to read in input