January 2021
Intermediate to advanced
912 pages
19h 47m
English
Content preview from C++ All-in-One For Dummies, 4th Edition
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Chapter 3
Building Original Templates
IN THIS CHAPTER
Defining template and template library creation
Understanding the elements of good template design
Developing basic math, structure, and class templates
Using template specialization to your advantage
C++ has been around for many years. Because of its longevity, C++ templates abound. In fact, it may seem that there is a template for every practical purpose. However, the templates that are available to the developer community through standardized and third-party resources usually reflect generalized needs. The individual company you work for (or you as a developer) may have specialized needs that a generalized template can’t address.
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Every programming tool in existence offers a certain amount of flexibility. The reason you see so many generalized tools is that someone developed them and the community as a whole decided to adopt them. Never think that you can’t create your own tools. After all, someone created the generalized tools ...