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Flashcards by Adriana Vincelli-Joma, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Adriana Vincelli-Joma
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| Question | Answer |
| static | 1. allocated once at fixed address; object created in static data area 2. local to particular translation unit: - visibility: name cannot be seen outside translation unit/class - linkage: determines what names linker will see |
| static keyword for variables inside function | object is initialized only once, first time function is called, and then retains value between function invocations |
| static keyword for class objects inside function | - some initialization required for object - assignment to 0 has meaning only for built-in types; user-defined types must be initialized with constructor calls - class must have default constructor |
| static object destructor | destroys all objects with static storage; called when main() exits or when Standard C library function exit() is explicitly called -destruction occurs in reverse order -only constructed objects are destroyed - when main() exits, destructors for objects that have been constructed are called in reverse order of construction |
| auto | - indicates local variable - refers to way compiler automatically allocates storage for variable |
| register | indicates to compiler that object should be stored in machine register |
| namespace | - puts name of members in distinct space - declarative region that provides scope to identifiers |
| keyword namespace used to control linkage | - linkage describes how names can refer to same entity throughout whole program or single translation unit - names of global functions, global variables, and classes are still in single global namespace - subdivide global name space into more manageable pieces using namespace |
| external linkage | link time the name is visible to the linker everywhere, external to that translation unit |
| internal linkage | - local to translation unit - use same name in other translation units without name clash |
| creating namespace | - similar to creation of class - definition can appear only at global scope, or nested within another namespace - no terminating semicolon is necessary after closing brace of namespace definition - can be "continued" over multiple header files using syntax that, for a class, would appear to be redefinition |
| namespace example | namespace MyLib { // Declarations } int main() { } |
| steps in using namespace | - specifying name using scope resolution operator - using directive to introduce all names in namespace - using declaration to introduce names one at a time |
| using directive | - provides access to all namespace qualifiers and scope operators - apply using keyword to namespace identifiers |
| using declaration | - inject names one at a time into current scope - declaration within current scope |
| static data members vs global variables | - global data can be modified by anyone, and its name can clash with other identical names in large project - static data belong to class; its name is scoped inside class and it can be public, private, or protected |
| storage utilization for static data members | - storage must be defined in single place - definition must occur outside class and only one definition is allowed |
| initialize static array | - syntax for initializing static arrays is same as for any aggregate, including automatic counting - arrays, non-integral and non-const statics must be initialized externally |
| restrictions placed on static data members and local classes | - put static data members in classes that are nested inside other classes - cannot have static data members inside local classes |
| static member functions | - work for class as whole rather than for particular object of class; express association with particular class - only access static data members |
| steps to create and use static member function | - create function with static keyword in front of function name (e.g. static void f() {};) - call function with dot or arrow in association with object |
| Guarantees of order of creation/destruction of static objects | - order of initialization of static objects is guaranteed to be order in which object definitions appear in translation unit - order of destruction is guaranteed to be reverse of order of initialization - no guarantee concerning order of initialization of static objects across translation units - linking-loading mechanism guarantees static initialization to zero before dynamic initialization specified by programmer takes places |
| 3 approaches to resolving problems from creation/destruction of static objects | 1. avoid static initialization dependencies 2. put critical static objects definitions in single file 3. use programmatic techniques to scatter static objects across translation units |
| handling static objects using Technique 1 | - requires additional class in library header file - class is responsible for dynamic initialization of library's static object - declarations for objects do not allocate storage - have pointers to objects and create them using new inside constructor |
| handling static objects using Technique 2 | - static objects inside functions are initialized first time function is called - place static object function that returns reference to object -first time function is called, forces initialization to take place - define wrapping function in separate files |
| alternate linkage specification | - escape mechanism provided in C++ - produced in language by overloading extern keyword |
| using alternate linkage specification | - extern is followed by string that specifies linkage you want for declaration (e.g. extern "C" float f(int a, char b);) - groups declarations with alternate linkage inside braces or header file |
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