C++ int float casting

Integer division occurs, then the result, which is an integer, is assigned as a float. If the result is less than 1 then it ends up as 0. You’ll want to cast the expressions to floats first before dividing, e.g.

How to fix ‘std::logic_error’ what(): basic_string::_M_construct null not valid error?

The problem is the two return 0; statements in your function. The function returns a std::string, which has no constructors that accept an int as input. But, it does have a constructor that accepts a const char * pointer, which 0 is implicitly convertible to. However, constructing a std::string with a null char * pointer is undefined behavior, and your implementation has chosen to throw a std::logic_error exception that … Read more

What are helper functions in C++?

“helper function” is not a term that you would find in a standard, neither it has an exact definition… standard mentions “helper class” or “helper template” few times to refer to a class, which is not meant to be instantiated by end-users but it provides an useful functionality internally used within another class. Helper functions are (what I believe the … Read more

how to convert C# to C++

Actually as it is complicated to mix C# and C++ on unix, I am trying to convert C# to C++ Have you considered Mono? It is something that’s definitely worth checking before starting to learn C++ in order convert and run an existing .NET application on Unix. It’s also binary compatible meaning that you don’t even … Read more

Difference of keywords ‘typename’ and ‘class’ in templates?

typename and class are interchangeable in the basic case of specifying a template: and are equivalent. Having said that, there are specific cases where there is a difference between typename and class. The first one is in the case of dependent types. typename is used to declare when you are referencing a nested type that depends on another template parameter, such as the typedef in … Read more

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