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Question: Can I use strstream functions for incode I/O,i.e. writing to memory just as if it were binaryinput/output to a file? Answer: You can use it to do incode input
Question: I have been doing some programming in C++ and recently decided I would try some Windows programming with the Microsoft Foundation Classes. This isn’t a question about Windows but
Question: How do you clear a character array? Answer: You can use the standard C library memset function. Here is an example:void foo (){ char t [20]; cin >> t;
Question: Is there a way to explicitly declare the number of bits to allocate to a specific variable? For example, can I declare an integer that would be stored in
Question: Do you know of any good C/C++ mailing lists? I’m a computer science major and I’d like to join one. Answer: I am not aware of any mailing lists
Question: How portable is C++ as a programming language (in terms of different operating systems andhardware)? Answer: C++ is a fairly new language that until recently did not specify anystandard
Question: I am using Borland Turbo C++ 3.1 and I can’t figureout how to use my self-defined libraries. I’ve used”#include” but I get an error every time I try touse
Question: Which arguments do you receive when you overload . and -> , and what do you do with the arguments? I know that for overloading [] you receive the
Question: Can you explain and give me examples of pure virtual function? What is the difference between pure virtual function and virtual function? Answer: A pure virtual function is a
Question: I often need to split a string into a number oftokens based on delimiters specifiedby the user. I would appreciate information on how to tokenize a string in a
Question: In several programs, I need to use integers larger than those that can be held by unsigned long ints. I need to be able to multiply, divide, and mod
Question: In C, I use the FILE *filename. As a beginning C++ programmer, I open streams for reading and writing inside the main() function, but when I try to work
Question: Which model of C/C++ compiler offers the best value for a beginning programmer?(It must be ANSI C compatible.) Answer: The GNU G++ compiler. It’s free, ANSI C compatible and
Question: Is it possible to read integers from a file as integers, or must I read them as strings and then convert them to integers? Answer: In C++ the streams
Question: I need to know what the class or function called “friend” is. My teacher explained it in class, but I don’t quite understand how to call it and declare
Question: What is the proper way to dynamically allocate a 2D array using the new operator?Here’s a code fragment:int num = 50;int **stuff;stuff = new int[num][num];My compiler (g++) returns the
Question: This is actually a simpler form of the real problem I am dealing with. I have a array of char like so:char name[20];Then, I try to put a string
Question: How can I provide my own predicate for the list::sort method in Visual C++ 5.0? The method appears to require that any function object passed must be derived from
Question: For a reference counted implementation, how is the operator+= member function coded? The function receives (const String & rhs) and returns String &. The returned String &
Question: Consider the following piece of code:#include /* C++ String class */static String s(“hello”);main() { // … your code s += ” world”; // …}Question: String class uses the new
Question: Suppose I’ve got the following class hierarchies:Surface_PlotContourSurface_Plot, child of Surface_PlotSurface_DataGridSurface_Data, child of Surface_DataSurface_Plot contains a Surface_Data object, ContourSurface_Plot contains a GridSurface_Data object.What is the most elegant way to arrange
Question: Why do I need private inheritance in C++?Is it true that (in C++) function parameters are pushed onto the stack from right to left? If so, why? Answer: Use
Question: I got a warning when I compiled my C++ program onHP-UX:Line 219: Warning: Namespace is a future reserved keyword (215).What does this mean? Answer: It means exactly what it
Question: How can I convert characters to ASCII values and vice versa? Answer: There are no functions in JavaScript that make it easy to obtain ASCII values of characters and
Question: Answer: JavaScript can be used to access values in web form input fields. This is possible because JavaScript treats input fields as objects with several properties. One of
Question: How can I write a cookie in one page and then read that cookie in another? or alternatively pass data gathered in one page (not a remote!) and then
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Question: Answer: You are probably familiar with a special value in JavaScript called null. This is a value you can assign to a variable when you want to indicate
Question: Answer: Many people have been asking how to do this. Since JavaScript does not have built-in methods for converting numbers to currency-formatted strings, the only option left is
Question: I need to know how to retrieve multiple data and put it in a listbox. This data is also indexed to another database by it customer id. I can
Question: I have a database with a field set to Date/Time.My project has a variable that is of type Date.In a text box it displays 04/21/97. I cannot get the