C++ FAQ

[Marshall Cline]

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Contents:

[1] Copying permissions
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[2] On-line sites that distribute this document
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[3] C++-FAQ-Book versus C++-FAQ-Lite
http://www.parashift.com/c++-faq-lite/faq-book.html
[4] Recent changes to this document
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[5] Netiquette when posting to comp.lang.c++
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[6] Big Picture issues
http://www.parashift.com/c++-faq-lite/big-picture.html
[7] Classes and objects
http://www.parashift.com/c++-faq-lite/classes-and-objects.html
[8] References
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[9] Inline functions
http://www.parashift.com/c++-faq-lite/inline-functions.html
[10] Constructors
http://www.parashift.com/c++-faq-lite/ctors.html
[11] Destructors
http://www.parashift.com/c++-faq-lite/dtors.html
[12] Assignment operators
http://www.parashift.com/c++-faq-lite/assignment-operators.html
[13] Operator overloading
http://www.parashift.com/c++-faq-lite/operator-overloading.html
[14] Friends
http://www.parashift.com/c++-faq-lite/friends.html
[15] Input/output via <iostream> and <cstdio>
http://www.parashift.com/c++-faq-lite/input-output.html
[16] Freestore management
http://www.parashift.com/c++-faq-lite/freestore-mgmt.html
[17] Exceptions and error handling
http://www.parashift.com/c++-faq-lite/exceptions.html
[18] Const correctness
http://www.parashift.com/c++-faq-lite/const-correctness.html
[19] Inheritance -- basics
http://www.parashift.com/c++-faq-lite/basics-of-inheritance.html
[20] Inheritance -- virtual functions
http://www.parashift.com/c++-faq-lite/virtual-functions.html
[21] Inheritance -- proper inheritance and substitutability
http://www.parashift.com/c++-faq-lite/proper-inheritance.html
[22] Inheritance -- abstract base classes (ABCs)
http://www.parashift.com/c++-faq-lite/abcs.html
[23] Inheritance -- what your mother never told you
http://www.parashift.com/c++-faq-lite/strange-inheritance.html
[24] Inheritance -- private and protected inheritance
http://www.parashift.com/c++-faq-lite/private-inheritance.html
[25] Inheritance -- multiple and virtual inheritance
http://www.parashift.com/c++-faq-lite/multiple-inheritance.html
[26] Built-in / intrinsic / primitive data types
http://www.parashift.com/c++-faq-lite/intrinsic-types.html
[27] Coding standards
http://www.parashift.com/c++-faq-lite/coding-standards.html
[28] Learning OO/C++
http://www.parashift.com/c++-faq-lite/how-to-learn-cpp.html
[29] Newbie Questions / Answers
http://www.parashift.com/c++-faq-lite/newbie.html
[30] Learning C++ if you already know Smalltalk
http://www.parashift.com/c++-faq-lite/smalltalk.html
[31] Reference and value semantics
http://www.parashift.com/c++-faq-lite/value-vs-ref-semantics.html
[32] How to mix C and C++
http://www.parashift.com/c++-faq-lite/mixing-c-and-cpp.html
[33] Pointers to member functions
http://www.parashift.com/c++-faq-lite/pointers-to-members.html
[34] Container classes and templates
http://www.parashift.com/c++-faq-lite/containers-and-templates.html
[35] Serialization and Unserialization
http://www.parashift.com/c++-faq-lite/serialization.html
[36] Class libraries
http://www.parashift.com/c++-faq-lite/class-libraries.html
[37] Compiler dependencies
http://www.parashift.com/c++-faq-lite/compiler-dependencies.html
[38] Miscellaneous technical issues
http://www.parashift.com/c++-faq-lite/misc-technical-issues.html
[39] Miscellaneous environmental issues
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Index (thousands of topics arranged alphabetically)
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AUTHOR: Marshall Cline / (e-mail address removed) / 972-931-9470

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[Zach]

I would like to download the FAQ to read offline. I see the one-click
download option was disabled Can you PLEASE email me a tarball of
all the pages.

Thanks!
Zach

 

[Dietmar Kuehl]

I would like to download the FAQ to read offline. I see the one-click
download option was disabled Can you PLEASE email me a tarball of
all the pages.

You may have noticed that Marshall suggests you learn how to automate
a download of the thing, e.g. using wget!

 

[Zach]

Ich mochte wget!

Zach