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Chapter 10. Export Restrictions, Part 2: Interactions, Usability Issues, and Guidelines

Difficulty: 9

How export interacts with existing C++ language features, and the first guidelines on how to use it safely.

JG Question

1. When was export set in its current form in the C++ standard? When was it first implemented?

Guru Question

1. In what ways does export change the meaning of other C++ language features? Briefly explain the interactions.

2. How does export affect the programmer?

3. What real and potential benefits does export have?

Solution

This is the second of a two-part miniseries. In the previous Item, we covered the following:

• What export is and how it's intended to be used. We looked at an analysis of the similarities and differences between the “inclusion” ...