On Wed, 18 Oct 2006 18:07:29 +0200, "Bert" <fa317746@skynet.bewrote:
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>"Al Balmer" <albalmer@att.netschreef in bericht
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>On Wed, 18 Oct 2006 09:04:57 +0200, "Bert" <fa317746@skynet.bewrote:
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>>>But is it not essential that you know you to get information from there?
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>From where? What are you talking about?
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http://www.caliburn.nl/topposting.html >
>Thanks for your information but I just new.
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>Now the problem is that I started programming with modula2 and their you
>read the header (they call defenition files) and then with some knowledge of
>the language then you write very quickly program's.
>But know I will like to study c/c++ I can't get out information from the
>headers.
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That depends on who wrote the headers, and what their intended use is.
If you're referring to the header files that come with a typical C
implementation, Chris is probably right - they aren't very useful.
They are usually complex, concentrate entirely on getting the job done
rather than explaining how it's done, and the implementation's
documentation should be much more useful.
However, when you are writing your own library code, many people
(including me) look on the header files as the place to document the
usage of the library functions. Ideally, the user shouldn't have to
worry about the actual implementation of your library functions. He
only needs the prototypes and sufficient information to use them.
--
Al Balmer
Sun City, AZ
