So far, all of the memory our C++ code has allocated has either been global or on the stack. For the many times when the amount of memory isn’t known at compile time, we’ll need dynamic allocation. Today we’ll go over both the basics of new and delete, but also dive into some advanced C++ features such as overloading new and “placement” new.
C++ For C# Developers: Part 19 – Dynamic Allocation
C++ For C# Developers: Part 18 – Exceptions
Like C#, C++ also uses exceptions as one of its main error-handling mechanisms. Today we’ll learn all about them: throwing, catching, their impact on destructors, what happens when they go uncaught, and so much more.
C++ For C# Developers: Part 17 – Namespaces
With structs wrapped up, we can move on to other features of C++. Today we’ll take a look at namespaces. We’ll cover the basics that C# provides, but go so much further and cover a lot of advanced functionality. Read on to learn all about them!
C++ For C# Developers: Part 16 – Struct and Class Wrapup
Today we’ll wrap up structs and classes by discussing a bunch of miscellaneous features: local classes, unions, overloaded assignment operators, and user-defined literals. C# doesn’t have any of these features, but it can emulate some of them. Read on to learn a bunch of new tricks!
C++ For C# Developers: Part 15 – Struct and Class Permissions
Today we’ll cover the last major topic of structs in C++: how we control access to them. We’ll talk about access specifiers like private, the “friendship” concept, and finally get around to the details of const.
C++ For C# Developers: Part 14 – Inheritance
Now that we know how to initialize structs and other types in C++, we can take a look at inheritance and learn how to make structs derive from each other. There’s a lot of extended functionality here compared to C# class inheritance. Read on to learn the basics as well as advanced features like multiple inheritance and virtual inheritance!
C++ For C# Developers: Part 13 – Initialization
With constructors under our belts, we can now talk about initialization of structs and other types. This is a far more complex topic than in C#. Read on to learn a lot of nitty-gritty details!
C++ For C# Developers: Part 12 – Constructors and Destructors
So far with structs we’ve covered data members, member functions, and overloaded operators. Now let’s talk about the main parts of their lifecycle: constructors and destructors. Destructors in particular are very different from C# and represent a signature feature of C++ that has wide-ranging effects on how we write and design code for the language. Read on to learn all about them!
C++ For C# Developers: Part 11 – Struct Functions
Now that we’ve covered the basics of structs, let’s add functions to them! Today we’ll explore member functions and overloaded operators.
C++ For C# Developers: Part 10 – Struct Basics
Let’s continue the series today by starting to look at structs. These are far more powerful in C++ than in C#, so today we’ll start with basics like defining and initializing them. Read on to get started!