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C++ class object as private data in another class

I'm at my wits end! <BR><BR>Background:<BR>I have a CD class with private data and public methods, that works fine.<BR>I have declared as friend the istream and ...
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How to implement a custom object mapper in C#

AutoMapper makes life easy, but has its limits. Learn how to implement a custom mapper to handle complex data structures or incompatible types. When working on applications, you will often need to ...
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C++ How to tell if class has parent or not?

Hi, I have two classes, lets call them Parent and Child. In some cases I make an instance of only Parent. In another case I make an instance of Child which inherits Parent. What I want to know how to ...
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Class and object initialization in Java

Classes and objects in Java must be initialized before they are used. You’ve previously learned that class fields are initialized to default values when classes are loaded, and that objects are ...