Hey Narue,

Where does the pointer exist once it has been created, in RAM or the CPU?

I think it is pretty said that I am finally getting around to what 1o0oBhP was pointing me to back in 2005. I have been looking into data structures using linked lists, binary trees and B-trees...

So the return is mainly used for automation of individual programs in a batch or bash script. I've not focused much on C++ since I work in a Windows environment, but I can use that bit of info Salem.

When you do use main to return an integer, that number that is sent back to the OS, how is it used? I know it is on the lines of error handling, 0 for no-errors and not 0 for errors.

I am running Ubuntu and compiling my C++ code using g++. For some reason I can't get it to compile my source code using VOID MAIN. It is always telling me that I must use INT instead. This isn't life...

I checked out the C++ Standard Library book from my college to see if they had anything on 2D vectors. To my surprise there were none.

I also did some research on the net to find anything 2D...

So is this the way you declare the size of a 2D Vector?


#include <vector>
using namespace std;

vector<vector<int> > items[5][5];


I didn't get a syntax error on it. So does it create a...

Since weight is of Private Access you can't directly initialize it.

So an Initialization list has the ability to indirectly access the data member weight and maintain encapsulation, right?

How do you make a 2D Vector?

Oh so my first post was using an initializing list. I was under the impression that it was the same as an assignment constructor, just written in "shorthand" I thought. So when you use an assignment...

I believe you are reading too far into my question. I appreciate your help. Let me define my question more specifically.

One person defined a class constructor this way:

Critter::Critter(int...

I know what constructors do, that wasn't my question. My question was why did they write it this way.

Is it shorthand? If so, is there a long way of writing it?

I've been reading through a beginning chapter on classes and I have come upon this below:

class Critter
{
public:
Critter(const string& name = ""): m_Name(name) {}
...
};

I was...

Well I want to take classes in C++. A computer science degree would rock, but if there is an emphasis on Game Dev then I would be very happy to pursue that college. Since this is the location for C++...

Does anyone know of a college in Georgia that offers a complete online BS in Game Development or Computer Science?

Here are some steps I would take:

1. Setup Coordinate Parameters and Direction Flags

If you are in full screen mode then all you will need to do is obtain the screen size i.e.(800x600).

If...

your way is a lot better. That way I can make that a function and call for it when I need it. Cool, thanks a lot Narue.

I've been playing around with files and streams and just hit a pot hole.

My goal is to be able to input time and date into a file when say someone "clocks in/out". Just a little program that will...

Pointers are still a vast subject that I am still working on to learn. I still need time to look over all of the technical writing of it all. I just needed to grasp the purpose of them.


by:...

I have been reading about pointers, which IS confusing. I'm sure there is a purpose, but I don't know why I need them yet. For example


var1 = 23; // assigning 23 to var1
var2 = var1; ...

I feel horrible about how long this "tutorial" on cls, went. I want to thank all of you who helped me. I learned more than just being able to clear the output on the screen. Narue's example was...

Thanks for the Hyperlink, this will reduce future trouble I might have with my compiler.

Thanks, I've been wondering about the header files, "where's the code for the things I'm calling", if there was more to it. I'll be checking if "Bill" is even there.

yes, yes i did

I've tried it on both Dev-C++ 4 Bloodshed, and Quincy 2002's compilers. Both give me the same exact errors.

untitled1.o.(.text+0xc):untitled1.cpp: undefined reference to `clrscr'

Am I supposed to alter the header file, I guess to define it?

To Narue: in your own opinion, what would be a good compiler to use?

I'm just in a learning phaze. I'm not making anything grand right now, but I'm just making simple things and learning from...

when I use clrscr(); it gives me a linker error that it's undefined. Could this be an issue with my library? I'm using Dev-C++ 4.

I totally understand the tasks I'm about to under go with gaming. I'll master them even if it takes 50 years, as long as I'm having fun doing it. I believe C++ is perfect for enemy AI. I'm not all...

Well the one thing I ultimatly want to do with programming is make games :cheesy: , RPGs mostly. Math is another thing I enjoy besides computers, programming, and networking...warning warning tech...

I have been playing around with different 'flavors' of programming, like QBasic, Assembly, and C++. I like all of them, but I have really begon to like C++. The only problem I have, is that I dont...

LOL, sorry to be such an 4$$ but I'm still a new guy in programming. Just trying to learn a lot at one time. Thanks for the replys.

I'm just stupid, and lovin every minute of it

Just to be sure that we are on the same page... the function should only clear the 'output' on the screen... not do anything with the actual program or command prompt. I want to create 'animation'...

Sorry to be such a gimmy gimmy... but I couldn't find any threads on some code that clears the screen, just like DOS's 'CLS' and Bash's 'Clear'...I need a function that does the same thing as both...

Yes it did work, thanks :cheesy: . I shall "digest" this code to master C++ a little more...oh yeah ^^.

I'm still new to programming so I'll read up on vectors and your code, thanks by the way...but could I trouble you on what header to include to use that line of code? Thanks again.

Thanks, I'll check to see what other people have said on the book sellers' sites. :)

I'd like to ask if anyone knows how to randomize character variables, and if it is possible to define the possible characters it can use in the randomizing process. Any info would be excellent ^^...

I haven't tried the book your using, but I have read a great starter from SAMS. SAMS Teach yourself C++ in 24 hours 3rd Edition paper back. A friend of mine told me that it would be perfect to...

I am currently reading the SAMS Teach Yourself C++ in 24 Hours 3rd Edition. It was a nice starter for me, but I need to travel deeper into the world of C. I am not sure what book is best to buy. ...