In C++ we can use the function overloading feature. Using this feature, we can create functions with same name. The only difference is the type of the arguments, and the number of arguments. The return type is not considered here. Now the question comes how the C++ distinguishes overloaded functions in object code?In the object code, it changes the name by adding information about the arguments. The technique which is applied here is called the Name Mangling. C++ has no standardized technique for name mangling. So different compiler uses different techniques.Here is an example of Name Mangling. The overloaded functions ... Read More

The sprintf() function of C library equivalent to C++ that is used to create strings with a specified format like custom text with numbers or names. In C++, we can perform the same operation as in C with the help of ostringstream.C++ std::ostringstreamThe ostringstream is known for the output string stream and is defined under header file. This is used to build the string by writing some text into it. Syntax i. Following is the basic syntax of sprint() function in C: int sprintf(char *str, const char *format, ...); ii. Here, we show the syntax of C++ function ... Read More

Here we will see how to compile multiple cpp file in C++ program. The task is very simple. We can provide the names as a list to the g++ compiler to compile them into one executable fileTo compile multiple files like abc.cpp, and xyz.cpp at once, the syntax will be like this −g++ abc.cpp xyz.cppTo run the program, we can use this −./a.outExamplefloat area(float r){    return (3.1415*r*r); //area of a circle } float area(float l, float w) {    return (l * w); //area of a rectangle }Example#include #include "area.cpp" using namespace std; main() {    cout Read More

In C++, a global variable is a variable that is declared outside of any function or class. It can be accessible from any part of the function. Declaration of a Global Variable The global variables are declared after the heading file inclusions section and before starting the main() function. The declaration is simple just like a normal variable declaration. You need to use data type and variable name. You can also initialize them if required. Syntax The following is the basic syntax of declaring global variable: datatype global_var_name = var_value; Example of Global Variable Declaration In this example, we ... Read More

Here we will see what are the differences between destructor and the free() functions in C++. The destructor is used to perform some action, just before the object is destroyed. This action may not freeing up the memory, but can do some simple action such as displaying one message on screen.The free() function is used in C, in C++, we can do the same thing using delete keyword also. When the object is deleted using free() or delete, the destructor is invoked. The destructor function takes no argument and returns nothing. This function is called when free or delete is ... Read More

We use gcc and g++ compilers in different times. Here we will see what are the differences between gcc and g++.The gcc is GNU C compiler, and g++ is GNU C++ compiler. The main differences are like below −gcc can compile *.c or *.cpp files as C and C++ respectivelyg++ can also compile *.c and *.cpp files, but take both as C++ fileIf we want to use g++ to link the object files, it automatically links in the STD C++ libraries. The gcc does not do thatgcc compiles C files which has fewer predefined macrosgcc compiles C++ files with more ... Read More

To compile a C++ program with GCC, we need to download GCC or install the g++ compiler on our system. Otherwise, you will not be able to compile C++ code using GCC. What is GCC? The GCC is a tool chain that compiles code. It stands for GNU Compiler Collection, which was developed by the GNU project. The GCC supports various programming languages such as C, C++, Go, etc. Specific to the C++ language, the GCC provides the g++ compiler, which is developed or designed to compile the C++ source code into executable programs. Note: When the C++ program compiles ... Read More

Here we will see how to prevent inheritance in C++. The concept of preventing inheritance is known as the final class. In Java or C#, we can use final classes. In C++ there are no such direct ways. Here we will see how to simulate the final class in C++. Approach Firstly, we will create one extra class called MakeFinalClass (its default constructor is private). This function is used to solve our purpose. The main Class MyClass can call the constructor of the MakeFinalClass as they are friend classes. One thing ... Read More

Sometimes we may see some numeric literals, which is prefixed with 0. This indicates that the number is octal number. So octal literals contain 0 at the beginning. For example, if an octal number is 25, then we have to write 025.Example#include int main() {    int a = 025;    int b = 063;    printf("Decimal of 25(Octal) is %d", a);    printf("Decimal of 63(Octal) is %d", b); }OutputDecimal of 25(Octal) is 21 Decimal of 63(Octal) is 51

Here we will see the wprintf() and wscanf() functions in C. These are the printf() and scanf() functions for wide characters. These functions are present in the wchar.hThe wprintf() function is used to print the wide character to the standard output. The wide string format may contain the format specifiers which is starting with % sign, these are replaced by the values of variables which are passed to the wprintf().The syntax is like below −int wprintf (const wchar_t* format, ...);This function takes the format. This format is a pointer to a null terminated wide string, that will be written in ... Read More