This lesson continues our exploration of switch statements that we started in the prior lesson . In the prior lesson, we mentioned that each set of statements underneath a label should end in a break statement or a return statement. In this lesson, we’ll explore why, and talk about some …
This lesson is a continuation of lesson . In this lesson, we’ll take a look at some common problems that occur when using if statements. It is possible to nest if statements within other if statements: #include <iostream> int main() { std::cout << “Enter a number: “; int x{}; std::cin …
(h/t to reader Koe for providing the first draft of this lesson!) In lesson , we covered std::move, which casts its lvalue argument to an rvalue so that we can invoke move semantics. And in lesson , we covered the noexcept exception specifier and operator. This lesson builds on both …
(h/t to reader Koe for providing the first draft of this lesson!) Looking at a typical function declaration, it is not possible to determine whether a function might throw an exception or not: int doSomething(); // can this function throw an exception or not? In the above example, can doSomething() …
Depending on where you’re at in your journey with learning programming languages (and specifically, C++), LearnCpp.com might be the only resource you’re using to learn C++ or to look something up. LearnCpp.com is designed to explain concepts in a beginner-friendly fashion, but it simply can’t cover every aspect of the …
Congrats! You made it through another one. The knowledge you gained regarding structs will be useful when we get to C++’s most important topic — classes! A (also called a ) is a custom type that we can create for use in our own programs. The enumerated types and class …
C++ supports two variants of namespaces that are worth at least knowing about. We won’t build on these, so consider this lesson optional for now. Unnamed (anonymous) namespaces An (also called an ) is a namespace that is defined without a name, like so: #include <iostream> namespace // unnamed namespace …
Each block defines its own scope region. So what happens when we have a variable inside a nested block that has the same name as a variable in an outer block? When this happens, the nested variable “hides” the outer variable in areas where they are both in scope. This …
In some applications, certain symbolic constants may need to be used throughout your code (not just in one location). These can include physics or mathematical constants that don’t change (e.g. pi or Avogadro’s number), or application-specific “tuning” values (e.g. friction or gravity coefficients). Instead of redefining these constants in every …
In the prior lesson (), we discussed how internal linkage limits the use of an identifier to a single file. In this lesson, we’ll explore the concept of external linkage. An identifier with can be seen and used both from the file in which it is defined, and from other …
