C++ Language Reference

By Mike Prestwood

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C++

Version: This content is based on Visual C++ and/or C++Builder and was tested in Microsoft Visual Studio.Net 2008 and/or C++Builder 2009. 

This content focuses on topics in common among the languages documented here so nearly all this syntax applies to other C++ development environments as well as earlier versions of C++.

Much of Java's syntax will look similar to both Java and C# but there are significant differences.

Note: To be clear, the subject of this information is generic C++ and all code snippets are based on either Visual C++ by Microsoft or C++Builder by CodeGear (or both). Although much of the information applies to other C++ tools, we only verified the syntax and information within Visual C++ and C++Builder.