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(C++) C++0x

C++0x is the name for the coming new C++ standard.

• Using C++0x under Qt Creator

C++0x new features

• data types:
  • char16_t: a new 16-bit character data type
  • char32_t: a new 32-bit character data type
  • enum class: a new conversion-safe enumeration
  • extern template: forward declare template functions
  • long long int: guaranteed to be 64-bit
• keywords:
  • auto: let the compiler infer the data type
  • constexpr: mark a generalized constant expressions
  • for: support of a range-based for loop
  • nullptr: set a pointer to uninitialized
  • static_assert: same function as BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT
• '>>' can be used as a nested template closer
• delegation: let constructors call each other
• enum class forward declarations
• initializer lists
• lambda expressions
• std::shared_ptr
• std::move
• much more...

External links

1. Wikipedia page about C++0x
2. C++ source article about C++0x by Bjarne Stroustrup
3. Bjarne Stroustrup's page about C++0x
4. Interview with Scott Meyers (on se-radio, episode 159)
5. GCC page about C++0x support
6. Aaron Ballman's blog about C++0x

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