Continuing our discussion of this diagram from the previous lesson (): Let’s discuss steps 4-7. In order to compile a C++ program, we use a C++ compiler. The C++ compiler sequentially goes through each source code (.cpp) file in your program and does two important tasks: First, it checks your …
What is C++17? In September of 2017, the ISO (International Organization for Standardization) approved a new version of C++, called C++17. C++17 contains a fair amount of new content New improvements in C++17 For your interest, here’s a list of the major improvements that C++17 adds. Note that this list …
Congratulations! You made it all the way through the tutorials! Take a moment and give yourself a well-deserved (insert something you enjoy here). Now, after breathing a long sigh of relief, you’re probably asking the question, “What next?”. What next? By this point, you should have a solid understanding of …
When writing your code, sometimes you’ll run across cases where you’re not sure whether one method or another will be more performant. So how do you tell? One easy way is to time your code to see how long it takes to run. C++11 comes with some functionality in the …
What is C++14? On August 18, 2014, the ISO (International Organization for Standardization) approved a new version of C++, called C++14. Unlike C++11, which added a huge amount of new functionality, C++14 is a comparatively minor update, mainly featuring bug fixes and small improvements. New improvements in C++14 For your …
By default, derived classes inherit all of the behaviors defined in a base class. In this lesson, we’ll examine in more detail how member functions are selected, as well as how we can leverage this to change behaviors in a derived class. Calling a base class function When a member …
Changing an inherited member’s access level C++ gives us the ability to change an inherited member’s access specifier in the derived class. This is done by using a using declaration to identify the (scoped) base class member that is having its access changed in the derived class, under the new …
In the previous lesson (), we discussed how an lvalue reference can only bind to a modifiable lvalue. This means the following is illegal: int main() { const int x { 5 }; // x is a non-modifiable (const) lvalue int& ref { x }; // error: ref can not …
In a function that takes parameters, the caller may be able to pass in arguments that are syntactically valid but semantically meaningless. For example, in the previous lesson (), we showed the following sample function: void printDivision(int x, int y) { if (y != 0) std::cout << static_cast<double>(x) / y; …
A smart pointer class is a composition class that is designed to manage dynamically allocated memory, and ensure that memory gets deleted when the smart pointer object goes out of scope. Copy semantics allow our classes to be copied. This is done primarily via the copy constructor and copy assignment …
