Lesson 14. An Introduction to Macros and Templates

By now, you should have a solid understanding of basic C++ syntax. Programs written in C++ should be understandable and you are poised to learn language features that help you write applications efficiently.

In this lesson, you learn

Image An introduction to the preprocessor

Image The #define keyword and macros

Image An introduction to templates

How to write templates functions and classes

The difference between ...

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