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Professional C++

ISBN: 978-0-7645-7484-9
Paperback
864 pages
January 2005
Professional C++ (0764574841) cover image
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ChapterPageDetailsDatePrint Run
6 Error in Text
Reads:
"Variables can be declared without being given a value. These undeclared variables ..."

Should read:
"Variables can be declared without being given a value. These uninitialized variables ..."
04/13/07
8 Error in Table
the table for the "=" Oparator, within the Usage column:

the first line:

int ;

should be:

int i;



AND



The last line in the table should begin with |=
08/18/08
13 First sentence, Last Paragraph
Change the first sentence of the last paragraph in "The Ternary Operator" section on page 13 to read (adding the word "blocks"):

Unlike an if statement or a switch statement, the ternary operator doesn't execute code blocks based on the result.
4/21/05
14 Error in Text
In the last paragraph above "Loops", the text reads:

...will short-circuit after the second term because 1 always evaluates to true.
bool result = bool1 && 1 && (i > 7) && !done;

It should read:

...will short-circuit after the second term because 0 always evaluates to false.
bool result = bool1 && 0 && (i > 7) && !done;
06/01/2006
21 Error in Punctuation
Section "String in C++":
"Hello, World."

should be:
"Hello, World".
5/05/06
25 Error in Code, Middle of Page
const float kVersionNumber = "2.0";

should be:

const float kVersionNumber = 2.0;
3/21/05
38 Error in Code
#include should be: #include
08/18/08
40 Error in Code
the second code segment, in the doFire function definition:
there is a begin brace ( { ) missing at line 12 in the code segment:

the code line:
} catch (std::exception ex)

should be:
} catch (std::exception ex) {
08/12/08
64 Error in Text
In the last paragraph, the third to the last sentence is missing a closing parenthesis, after the word "distinct".
10/21/2010
65 Error in Text
line 10:

Text reads:
"tthat he programmer"

Should be:
"that the programmer".
08/18/2006
131 Error in Text
Typo in 12th Last Line

"...are rigidly definedm,..."
should be:
"...are rigidly defined,..."
8/26/05
164 Error in Text
Under "Using Objects", 2nd paragraph:
"given blueprints"

should be:
"given set of blueprints"
3/28/06
181 Error in Text
In paragraph following second code snippet:

But now s1

should be:
But now s2
08/19/08
190 Error in Spreadsheet
the int mWidth and int mHeight of Spreadsheet s1 are currently 2 and 2 respectively.

they should be:
4 and 3 respectively after a shallow copy of s1 = s2.
2/26/07
193 Error in Code
code for copyFrom():
for (i = 0; i < mWidht; i++) {

should be:
for (i = 0; i < mWidth; i++) {
08/19/08
202 Typo
number of types

should be:
number or types
7/27/06
215 Error in Code
The method for arithmetic shorthand operator /= lacks the check for division by zero. The first code box should include:

if (rhs.mValue == 0) {

set(0);

}

else {

set(mValue / rhs.mValue); // Call set to update mValue and mString }

return (*this);

}
03/21/09
220 Typo in 4th Last Line
"... object itself to the constructor..."

Should be

“... object itself so the constructor..."
5/16/05
226 Typo in 3rd Last Line
"... data member of method were..."

Should be

"... data member or method were..."
5/16/05
10 255 Incorrect Behavior of the C++ Standard
It is incorrectly stated that you can change the signature of an inherited method by using a default argument. That behavior is not part of the C++ standard and the section implying so should be stricken from subsequent editions of the book.
3/21/05
256 Typo in 6th Last Line
"... the cases that are likely to encounter."

Should be

"... the cases that you are likely to encounter.
5/16/05
260 Error in Code
The last code snippet on page 260 is erroneous.

"Foo& myFooReferenceToBar;"

should be

"Foo& myFooReferenceToBar = myBar;"
06/25/2008
273 Typo in 12th Line
"... definition might look like similar..."

Should be

"... definition might look similar..."
5/16/05
277 Error in Text
Line 21:
GameBoard**

should be:
GamePiece**
2/23/06
385 Typo in 9th Last Line
"... once. () is most commonly used..."

Should be

"... once. get() is most commonly used..."
5/16/05
385 Typo in Italicized Section
The italicized section describing the operators >> and << for streams has confused input stream and output stream.

The second and third sentences of the italicized section should read:

"In an output stream, << points toward the stream itself because data are being sent to the stream. In an input stream, >> points toward the variables because data are being stored."

The change is to swap "input" and "output" in the two sentences.
5/16/05
386 Inconsistent Format in function readName ()
function readName() while not incorrect is inconsistently formatted It should look like this:

string readName(istream& inStream)
{
    string name;
    char next;
    while (inStream.get(next)) {
        name += next;
    }

    return name;
}
5/16/05
398 Typo in 4th Last Line
"...(usually named "en_U" to the..."

should be

"...(usually named "en_US" to the..."
5/16/05
400 Typo in 7th Last Line
"...even more important that the use..."

Should be

"...even more important than the use..."
5/16/05
413 Typo 6th Last Line
"...one had been throw originally."

Should be

"...one had been thrown originally."
5/16/05
418 Typo in 1st Line After Boxed Text
"..."first come, first served" basic."

Should be

> "..."first come, first served" basis."
5/16/05
424 Typo in 3rd Line
"...an example of funcTwo() using..."

Should be

"...an example of funcOne() using..."
5/16/05
519 Error in Code
The new added ObjectPoolTest::suite() method definition lack a {

It should read:

CppUnit::Test* ObjectPoolTest::suite()
{
....
}
6/20/09
640 Error in Text
Typo on the second line of page 640:

"Standrad Library Reference resource ..."

should be:

"Standard ..."
06/25/2008
726 Error in Text
Typo on page 726, last sentence of the first paragraph

"... between different machine and applications."

should be:

"... machines and applications."
06/25/2008
69 Error in Text
Minor typo (missing a space between two words).
In the table at the top of the page, the first sentence of the third bullet in the Is-A column reads "... hasone ..."

should be: "... has one ..."
11/20/2010

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