RE: help: tips from c++ api writers

["Gilger.John" <JGilger -at- acresgaming -dot- com>]

If you understand Java, you should have a reasonably good basic
understanding of C++, since Java is based on C++.

Header files normally have a ".h" extension. That is the convention in C,
which C++ is based upon. You may see extensions like ".hxx" or something.

Header files are part of programming libraries. They refer the compiler to
the library containing the definitions and functions used in the progrram.
For instance, the line "#include <iostream>" tells the compiler to look in
the iostream file in the standard C++ library to find out what "cout <<
endl" means. It is similar in function to the "import" keyword in Java.

Libraries are simply a collection of program functions, variables, etc.
bundled for reuse in other programs.

All source files in a C/C++/Java program are text files that can be read in
a simple text editor such as emacs, vi, or notepad. So go to the source and
have a ball ;)

HTH, if you have other questions I can help with, let me know.

John Gilger
Senioir Technical Writer
Acres Gaming, Inc.
702.914.5585



-----Original Message-----
From: Carol Chung [mailto:cychung55 -at- hotmail -dot- com]
Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2001 06:08 PM
To: TECHWR-L
Subject: help: tips from c++ api writers


Hi,

I don't really know c++ but was asked to document an api on short notice. 
I'm expecting some info from the developer but don't know how much detail 
he'll provide. If I have to, I heard that you can extract info from header 
files. Do you know what the file extension for those are? Do you have any 
sample header file to show me what I should look for? A fake example would 
be fine.

I have understanding from Java code how to tell what classes, methods, 
parameters, return types look like but am not sure how different this may be

for c++. Are header files in text format or do I need Visual Studio to view 
these?

-thanks, Carol

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