If you can, refer to "Constants" chapter in Bruce Eckel. He he smartly explained how const are different for C & C++.
The e-book is free to download from net. On Mon, Jul 4, 2011 at 2:50 AM, Gene <gene.ress...@gmail.com> wrote: > Why do bicycles have 2 wheels and tricycles 3? The designers made > them that way. > > So you're probably asking why they were designed that way. > > C++ came after C. In general C++ seeks to de-emphasize use of the pre- > processor because macro substitution is generally considered to make > maintenance more difficult. > > Consequently, in C you would say > #define ArraySize 100 > and this will work in C++, too. But C++ gives you the addtional > "preferred" way. > > > > On Jul 3, 4:17 pm, Deoki Nandan <deok...@gmail.com> wrote: >> WHY? >> In C++, you can do something like >> >> const int ArraySize = 100; >> int Array[ArraySize]; >> >> while in ANSI C, this would be flagged as an error. >> >> -- >> **With Regards >> Deoki Nandan Vishwakarma >> >> * >> * > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Algorithm Geeks" group. > To post to this group, send email to algogeeks@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > algogeeks+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en. > > -- --Navneet -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Algorithm Geeks" group. To post to this group, send email to algogeeks@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to algogeeks+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en.
