DevX: Latest C++ Content http://www.devx.com Latest DevX Content en-us Copyright 2008 DevX http://backend.userland.com/rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:07:52 PST DevX http://services.devx.com/outgoing/devxwire.gif http://www.DevX.com Overriding Virtual Functions? Use C++0x Attributes to Avoid Bugs. Overriding a virtual member function in C++ can go wrong in many ways, most of which the compiler won't detect. Learn how three new C++0x attributes can help you avoid the bugs associated with overriding virtual functions. http://www.devx.com/cplus/Article/43288?trk=DXRSS_CPLUS Danny Kalev Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:54:13 PST Use Enumeration Instead of SAFEARRAY to Get an Array's Elements C++'s SAFEARRAY is difficult to use. A better option is to enumerate an array's elements by repeatedly calling your own custom enumeration function and incrementing the element index. http://www.devx.com/tips/Tip/43065?trk=DXRSS_CPLUS Shao Voon Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:46:17 PST Portable Functions to Check for NaN and Infinity These versions of isNaN() and isInf are portable across C++ compilers. http://www.devx.com/tips/Tip/42853?trk=DXRSS_CPLUS Alexander Ocher Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:05:34 PST Convert a Delimited String to a Generic List<string> Split the string at the delimiter and then add each item to a new string list. http://www.devx.com/tips/Tip/42851?trk=DXRSS_CPLUS Srinath MS Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:11:05 PST Call PowerShell Cmdlets from C# Take advantage of pre-written cmdlet functionality in your own applications. http://www.devx.com/tips/Tip/42716?trk=DXRSS_CPLUS Cody Batt Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:27:32 PST A Quick Way to Generate Properties in Visual Studio C# Projects Don't write property setters and getters by hand--generate them! http://www.devx.com/tips/Tip/42715?trk=DXRSS_CPLUS Srinath MS Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:25:35 PST Avoiding the Perils of C++0x Data Races Find out what dangers race conditions in general and C++0x data races in particular pose to your concurrent code, as well as the strategies for avoiding them. http://www.devx.com/cplus/Article/42725?trk=DXRSS_CPLUS Anthony Williams Thu, 10 Sep 2009 17:17:48 PST Quick C# Project Documentation in Visual Studio Here's a quick way to document your .NET projects. http://www.devx.com/tips/Tip/42637?trk=DXRSS_CPLUS Srinath MS Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:55:23 PST COM Interop Gets Much Better in C# 4.0 Enhanced COM interop through C# 4.0's dynamic type system, support for named and optional parameters, and for variance makes working with Microsoft Office and other Primary Interop Assemblies much easier. http://www.devx.com/dotnet/Article/42590?trk=DXRSS_CPLUS Joydip Kanjilal Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:32:02 PST Using SetForegroundWindow on Windows Owned by Other Processes Find out how to specify which window should appear in the foreground—even if it's running on a different thread. http://www.devx.com/tips/Tip/42563?trk=DXRSS_CPLUS Alexander Ocher Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:43:28 PST