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Revised Jul 4, 2012

[4.33] What updates were made for the 01/03 release?

8 New FAQs:

• [4.33] What updates were made for the 01/03 release?
  (created)
• [15.3] How can I get std::cin to skip invalid input characters?
  (created thanks to Mike Wahler and Sam Dutton)
• [18.9] What does "const X* x" mean?
  (created)
• [18.17] Why am I getting an error converting a Foo** → Foo const**?
  (created thanks to a question from Stephen Tashiro)
• [34.3] Is the storage for a std::vector<T> guaranteed to be contiguous?
  (created thanks to Daveed Vandevoorde)
• [36.3] How do I decide whether to serialize to human-readable ("text") or non-human-readable ("binary") format?
  (created)
• [36.4] How do I serialize/unserialize simple types like numbers, characters, strings, etc.?
  (created)
• [36.5] How exactly do I read/write simple types in human-readable ("text") format?
  (created)

17 Changed FAQs:

• [1.5] Trademarks
  (added comment about non-commercial sites being exempt from trademark dilution laws)
• [2.1] Where's the closest mirror site to access this document?
  (added URL to the mirror site in Israel thanks to Yechiel Kimchi )
• [6.16] Will I sometimes use any so-called "evil" constructs?
  (added "'Think' is not a four-letter word" thanks to Dave Power)
• [13.14] How can I overload the prefix and postfix forms of operators ++ and --?
  (fixed typo in title thanks to Kevin Goodsell)
• [18.8] What does "const X& x" mean?
  (added the paragraph starting "Note: you'll have to overcome a certain amount of inertia...")
• [21.2] Converting Derived* → Base* works OK; why doesn't Derived** → Base** work?
  (wordsmithed and clarified)
• [21.6] Is a Circle a kind-of an Ellipse?
  (strengthened the wording)
• [21.7] Are there other options to the "Circle is/isnot kind-of Ellipse" dilemma?
  (strengthened the wording)
• [21.8] But I have a Ph.D. in Mathematics, and I'm sure a Circle is a kind of an Ellipse! Does this mean Marshall Cline is stupid? Or that C++ is stupid? Or that OO is stupid?
  (strengthened the wording)
• [29.17] Why doesn't my floating-point comparison work?
  (clarified the code)
• [33.2] How do I pass a pointer-to-member-function to a signal handler, X event callback, system call that starts a thread/task, etc?
  (rewrote to discuss the (typical) void* parameter on many system- and GUI-calls thanks to Ryan Melville)
• [36.2] How do I select the best serialization technique?
  (fixed a misspelling ("forth" vs. "fourth") thanks to Charles Brockman; rewrote to include cross-references to the text/binary decision and how to handle simple types)
• [36.6] How exactly do I read/write simple types in non-human-readable ("binary") format?
  (fixed a typo (indent vs. intent) and added a few clarifications thanks to Troy S)
• [36.7] How do I serialize objects that aren't part of an inheritance hierarchy and that don't contain pointers to other objects?
  (added description of sample algorithm thanks to Niall Douglas; rewrote everything else as well)
• [38.5] Where can I get information about the C++ compiler from {Borland, IBM, Microsoft, Sun, etc.}?
  (updated several links thanks to Thomas Tutone)
• [40.1] How can I generate HTML documentation for my classes? Does C++ have anything similar to javadoc?
  (added the link to PERCEPS)
• [40.3] Are there any pretty-printers that reformat C++ source code?
  (updated the URL for Source Styler)