C++ Migration Guide

Contents

 Preface

1.  Introduction

1.1 The C++ Language

1.2 Compiler Modes of Operation

1.2.1 Standard Mode

1.2.2 Compatibility Mode

1.3 Binary Compatibility Issues

1.3.1 Language Changes

1.3.2 Mixing Old and New Binaries

1.4 Conditional Expressions

1.5 Function Pointers and void*

1.6 Anticipating Future Changes

2.  Using Compatibility Mode

2.1 Compatibility Mode

2.2 Keywords in Compatibility Mode

2.3 Language Semantics

2.3.1 Copy Constructor

2.3.2 Static Storage Class

2.3.3 Operators new and delete

2.3.4 new const

2.3.5 Conditional Expression

2.3.6 Default Parameter Value

2.3.7 main() Return Type

2.3.8 Trailing Commas

2.3.9 Passing of const and Literal Values

2.3.10 Conversion Between Pointer-to-Function and void*

2.3.11 Type enum

2.3.12 Macro Redefinition

2.3.13 Member-Initializer List

2.3.14 const and volatile Qualifiers

2.3.15 Nested Type

2.3.16 Class Template Definitions and Declarations

2.4 Template Compilation Model

3.  Using Standard Mode

3.1 Standard Mode

3.2 Keywords in Standard Mode

3.3 Templates

3.3.1 Resolving Type Names

3.3.2 Converting to the New Rules

3.3.3 Explicit Instantiation and Specialization

3.3.4 Class Template Definitions and Declarations

3.3.5 Template Repository

3.3.6 Templates and the Standard Library

3.4 Class Name Injection

3.5 for-Statement Variables

3.6 Conversion Between Pointer-to-Function and void*

3.7 String Literals and char*

3.8 Conditional Expressions

3.9 New Forms of new and delete

3.9.1 Array Forms of new and delete

3.9.2 Exception Specifications

3.9.3 Replacement Functions

3.9.4 Header Inclusions

3.10 Boolean Type

3.11 Pointers to extern "C" Functions

3.11.1 Language Linkage

3.11.2 A Less-Portable Solution

3.11.3 Pointers to Functions as Function Parameters

3.12 Runtime Type Identification (RTTI)

3.13 Standard Exceptions

3.14 Order of the Destruction of Static Objects

4.  Using Iostreams and Library Headers

4.1 Iostreams

4.2 Task (Coroutine) Library

4.3 Rogue Wave Tools.h++

4.4 C Library Headers

4.5 Standard Header Implementation

5.  Migrating From C++ 3.0

5.1 Keywords Added Since the C++ 3.0 Compiler

5.2 Source Code Incompatibilities

6.  Moving From C to C++

6.1 Reserved and Predefined Words

6.2 Creating Generic Header Files

6.3 Linking to C Functions

 Index