C++: The Core Language
by Gregory Satir and Doug Brown


The unconfirmed error reports are from readers.  They have not yet been 
approved or disproved by the author or editor and represent solely the
opinion of the reader.


This page was updated October 22, 2002


Here's a key to the markup:

        [page-number]: serious technical mistake
        {page-number}: minor technical mistake
        <page-number>: important language/formatting problem
        (page-number): language change or minor formatting problem
        ?page-number?: reader question or request for clarification


UNCONFIRMED  errors and comments from readers:




(21)  2nd example code;
On the 2nd and 3rd comment lines, global1 should read global2 and global3
respectively.


(37)  "Other Class Members" box;
Not an "error" but an important omission, and it may just be a Microsoft variation,
but here goes:

In Microsoft Visual C, a static variable declared in a class must also be declared at
file scope, outside the class declaration.  Also, if it is going to be initialized to
some value, it can only be initialized at file scope.

So the declaration would be:

class Foo {
public:
     ...
     static int staticDataMem;
     ...
};

int Foo::staticDataMem;    // File scope declaration
/* or
int Foo::staticDataMem = 3;
*/

I spent a little time pulling my hair out until I found this in Microsoft
documentation.


{49}  3rd Sentence of 2nd Paragraph;
If we implemented IntStack with a linked list, the iterator would contain a pointer to the current element "instead of a count"

This should read "instead of an index of the current item in the stack".

The book provides a very good approach to learning the language. I have found it to be very useful in gaining clear and concise insight into the basic structure of the language. Beginning with a knowledge of the "C" programming language, it offers a very efficient elaboration of the most pertinent details, (of C++) from which more 
detailed study can form its basis. Of all the books reviewed, this book permits C++ to be understood the most quickly. I really needed a book such as this one so that I can form the basic categories to store the huge amount of details associated with learning this language.
Great Job !!!


(49)  second to last line on page;
I am a new C++ student. I believe that there is a typo here
I am wondering if this line should be changed

From: return iterStack->items.getElem(curItem);

To:   return IntStack->item.getElem(curItem);

I could not find any reference to iterStack as a class
in this section of text.

The corrected line identifies the getElem() as a member function (pg44) for the
object, item, of type IntArray (pg 41) which is a private data member of the IntStack
class (pg 47).