The STL's favorite type is not int, float, or double, but something called size_t. Troy explains what it is and how to use it and adds an explanation of using auto as a return type.
- [Instructor] Size_t is a basic unsigned integer.…It's size depends on the system.…It can store the maximum size…of a theoretically possible object of any type,…including a ray.…Using size_t can improve your code's…portability and efficiency.…Most index containers in the STL use size type,…which is another name for size_t.…Since C++14, you can use auto as a return type,…but all returns should have the same type.…
We have a code sample to illustrate the points.…So, let's switch over to Visual Studio Code.…And let's start off that we have…this function called, sumDown,…and it is a recursive add function.…You give it a number like 10,…and it'll keep going from 10 all the way down to zero,…and add all the numbers up along the way.…Now, notice that we have a type auto here…and we have a return type of zero for an integer.…And also, this is going to be an integer…of what's getting added here.…
And that's using auto as a return type.…Now here, we're using size_t in a various different ways.…We're going to create a constant N,…
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12/6/2018- Major new C++ features
- Turning on modern C++
- Letting the compiler help
- Using the new features correctly
- Using auto type deduction
- Using lambdas
- Range-based for loops
- How C++ and the Standard Template Library name things
- Making the best of the filesystem library
- Managing objects
Skill Level Beginner
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Introduction
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1. What Is Modern C++?
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New C++ features56s
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Strongly typed enums1m 58s
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Using lambdas2m 39s
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4. Don't Reinvent the Wheel
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Map, filter, and reduce4m 30s
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size_t and auto2m 38s
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The filesystem library4m 15s
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5. Managing Objects
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Challenge: RAII31s
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Solution: RAII2m 6s
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Conclusion
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Next steps42s
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