The type determines how much memory is allocated to an object and how the program interprets the bit patterns found in the object's storage allocation. A data type is the set of values (often implementation-dependent) identifiers can assume, together with the set of operations allowed on those values.
The type specifier with one or more optional modifiers is used to specify the type of the declared identifier:
int i; // declare i as an integer
unsigned char ch1, ch2; // declare two unsigned chars
By long-standing tradition, if the type specifier is omitted, type signed int (or equivalently, int) is the assumed default. However, in C++, a missing type specifier can lead to syntactic ambiguity, so C++ practice requires you to explicitly declare all int type specifiers.
The type specifier keywords in C++Builder are:
char, float , signed, wchar_t,
class, int, struct,
double, long, union,
enum, short, unsigned,
Use the sizeof operators to find the size in bytes of any predefined or user-defined type.
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Introduction to declaration syntax
All six interrelated attributes (storage classes, types, scope, visibility, duration, and linkage) are determined in diverse ways by declarations.
Declarations can be defining declarations (also known as definitions) or referencing declarations (sometimes known as nondefining declarations). A defining declaration, as the name implies, performs both the duties of declaring and defining; the nondefining declarations require a definition to be added somewhere in the program. A referencing declaration introduces one or more identifier names into a program. A definition actually allocates memory to an object and associates an identifier with that object.
Tentative definitions
The ANSI C standard supports the concept of the tentative definition. Any external data declaration that has no storage class specifier and no initializer is considered a tentative definition. If the identifier declared appears in a later definition, then the tentative definition is treated as if the extern storage class specifier were present. In other words, the tentative definition becomes a simple referencing declaration.
If the end of the translation unit is reached and no definition has appeared with an initializer for the identifier, then the tentative definition becomes a full definition, and the object defined has uninitialized (zero-filled) space reserved for it. For example,
int x;
int x; /*legal, one copy of x is reserved */
int y;
int y = 4; /* legal, y is initialized to 4 */
int z = 5;
int z = 6; /* not legal, both are initialized definitions */
Unlike ANSI C, C++ doesn't have the concept of a tentative declaration; an external data declaration without a storage class specifier is always a definition.
Possible declarations
The range of objects that can be declared includes
Variables
Functions
Classes and class members (C++)
Types
Structure, union, and enumeration tags
Structure members
Union members
Arrays of other types
Enumeration constants
Statement labels
Preprocessor macros
The full syntax for declarations is shown in Tables 2.1 through 2.3. The recursive nature of the declarator syntax allows complex declarators. You'll probably want to use typedefs to improve legibility.
Declarations can be defining declarations (also known as definitions) or referencing declarations (sometimes known as nondefining declarations). A defining declaration, as the name implies, performs both the duties of declaring and defining; the nondefining declarations require a definition to be added somewhere in the program. A referencing declaration introduces one or more identifier names into a program. A definition actually allocates memory to an object and associates an identifier with that object.
Tentative definitions
The ANSI C standard supports the concept of the tentative definition. Any external data declaration that has no storage class specifier and no initializer is considered a tentative definition. If the identifier declared appears in a later definition, then the tentative definition is treated as if the extern storage class specifier were present. In other words, the tentative definition becomes a simple referencing declaration.
If the end of the translation unit is reached and no definition has appeared with an initializer for the identifier, then the tentative definition becomes a full definition, and the object defined has uninitialized (zero-filled) space reserved for it. For example,
int x;
int x; /*legal, one copy of x is reserved */
int y;
int y = 4; /* legal, y is initialized to 4 */
int z = 5;
int z = 6; /* not legal, both are initialized definitions */
Unlike ANSI C, C++ doesn't have the concept of a tentative declaration; an external data declaration without a storage class specifier is always a definition.
Possible declarations
The range of objects that can be declared includes
Variables
Functions
Classes and class members (C++)
Types
Structure, union, and enumeration tags
Structure members
Union members
Arrays of other types
Enumeration constants
Statement labels
Preprocessor macros
The full syntax for declarations is shown in Tables 2.1 through 2.3. The recursive nature of the declarator syntax allows complex declarators. You'll probably want to use typedefs to improve legibility.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Translation units & Linkage
Translation units
The term translation unit refers to a source code file together with any included files, but less any source lines omitted by conditional preprocessor directives. Syntactically, a translation unit is defined as a sequence of external declarations:
translation-unit:
external-declaration
translation-unit external-declaration
external-declaration
function-definition
declaration
word external has several connotations in C; here it refers to declarations made outside of any function, and which therefore have file scope. (External linkage is a distinct property; see the section
Any declaration that also reserves storage for an object or function is called a definition (or defining declaration).
Linkage
An executable program is usually created by compiling several independent translation units, then linking the resulting object files with preexisting libraries. A problem arises when the same identifier is declared in different scopes (for example, in different files), or declared more than once in the same scope. Linkage is the process that allows each instance of an identifier to be associated correctly with one particular object or function. All identifiers have one of three linkage attributes, closely related to their scope: external linkage, internal linkage, or no linkage. These attributes are determined by the placement and format of your declarations, together with the explicit (or implicit by default) use of the storage class specifier static or extern.
Each instance of a particular identifier with external linkage represents the same object or function throughout the entire set of files and libraries making up the program. Each instance of a particular identifier with internal linkage represents the same object or function within one file only. Identifiers with no linkage represent unique entities.
External and internal linkage rules
Any object or file identifier having file scope will have internal linkage if its declaration contains the storage class specifier static.
For C++, if the same identifier appears with both internal and external linkage within the same file, the identifier will have external linkage. In C, it will have internal linkage.
If the declaration of an object or function identifier contains the storage class specifier extern
, the identifier has the same linkage as any visible declaration of the identifier with file scope. If there is no such visible declaration, the identifier has external linkage.
If a function is declared without a storage class specifier, its linkage is determined as if the storage class specifier extern had been used.
If an object identifier with file scope is declared without a storage class specifier, the identifier has external linkage.
Identifiers with no linkage attribute:
Any identifier declared to be other than an object or a function (for example, a typedef identifier)
Function parameters
Block scope identifiers for objects declared without the storage class specifier extern
Name mangling
When a C++ module is compiled, the compiler generates function names that include an encoding of the function's argument types. This is known as name mangling. It makes overloaded functions possible, and helps the linker catch errors in calls to functions in other modules. However, there are times when you won't want name mangling. When compiling a C++ module to be linked with a module that does not have mangled names, the C++ compiler has to be told not to mangle the names of the functions from the other module. This situation typically arises when linking with libraries or .OBJ files compiled with a C compiler
To tell the C++ compiler not to mangle the name of a function, declare the function as extern "C", like this:
extern "C" void Cfunc( int );
This declaration tells the compiler that references to the function Cfunc should not be mangled.
You can also apply the extern "C" declaration to a block of names:
extern "C" {
void Cfunc1( int );
void Cfunc2( int );
void Cfunc3( int );
};
As with the declaration for a single function, this declaration tells the compiler that references to the functions Cfunc1, Cfunc2, and Cfunc3 should not be mangled. You can also use this form of block declaration when the block of function names is contained in a header file:
extern "C" {
#include "locallib.h"
};
Note: extern “C” cannot be used with class identifiers.
The term translation unit refers to a source code file together with any included files, but less any source lines omitted by conditional preprocessor directives. Syntactically, a translation unit is defined as a sequence of external declarations:
translation-unit:
external-declaration
translation-unit external-declaration
external-declaration
function-definition
declaration
word external has several connotations in C; here it refers to declarations made outside of any function, and which therefore have file scope. (External linkage is a distinct property; see the section
Any declaration that also reserves storage for an object or function is called a definition (or defining declaration).
Linkage
An executable program is usually created by compiling several independent translation units, then linking the resulting object files with preexisting libraries. A problem arises when the same identifier is declared in different scopes (for example, in different files), or declared more than once in the same scope. Linkage is the process that allows each instance of an identifier to be associated correctly with one particular object or function. All identifiers have one of three linkage attributes, closely related to their scope: external linkage, internal linkage, or no linkage. These attributes are determined by the placement and format of your declarations, together with the explicit (or implicit by default) use of the storage class specifier static or extern.
Each instance of a particular identifier with external linkage represents the same object or function throughout the entire set of files and libraries making up the program. Each instance of a particular identifier with internal linkage represents the same object or function within one file only. Identifiers with no linkage represent unique entities.
External and internal linkage rules
Any object or file identifier having file scope will have internal linkage if its declaration contains the storage class specifier static.
For C++, if the same identifier appears with both internal and external linkage within the same file, the identifier will have external linkage. In C, it will have internal linkage.
If the declaration of an object or function identifier contains the storage class specifier extern
, the identifier has the same linkage as any visible declaration of the identifier with file scope. If there is no such visible declaration, the identifier has external linkage.
If a function is declared without a storage class specifier, its linkage is determined as if the storage class specifier extern had been used.
If an object identifier with file scope is declared without a storage class specifier, the identifier has external linkage.
Identifiers with no linkage attribute:
Any identifier declared to be other than an object or a function (for example, a typedef identifier)
Function parameters
Block scope identifiers for objects declared without the storage class specifier extern
Name mangling
When a C++ module is compiled, the compiler generates function names that include an encoding of the function's argument types. This is known as name mangling. It makes overloaded functions possible, and helps the linker catch errors in calls to functions in other modules. However, there are times when you won't want name mangling. When compiling a C++ module to be linked with a module that does not have mangled names, the C++ compiler has to be told not to mangle the names of the functions from the other module. This situation typically arises when linking with libraries or .OBJ files compiled with a C compiler
To tell the C++ compiler not to mangle the name of a function, declare the function as extern "C", like this:
extern "C" void Cfunc( int );
This declaration tells the compiler that references to the function Cfunc should not be mangled.
You can also apply the extern "C" declaration to a block of names:
extern "C" {
void Cfunc1( int );
void Cfunc2( int );
void Cfunc3( int );
};
As with the declaration for a single function, this declaration tells the compiler that references to the functions Cfunc1, Cfunc2, and Cfunc3 should not be mangled. You can also use this form of block declaration when the block of function names is contained in a header file:
extern "C" {
#include "locallib.h"
};
Note: extern “C” cannot be used with class identifiers.
Duration
Duration, closely related to storage class, defines the period during which the declared identifiers have real, physical objects allocated in memory. We also distinguish between compile-time and run-time objects. Variables, for instance, unlike typedefs and types, have real memory allocated during run time. There are three kinds of duration: static, local, and dynamic.
Static
Memory is allocated to objects with static duration as soon as execution is underway; this storage allocation lasts until the program terminates. Static duration objects usually reside in fixed data segments allocated according to the memory model in force, although in 32-bit development, only the flat memory model is supported. All functions, wherever defined, are objects with static duration. All variables with file scope have static duration. Other variables can be given static duration by using the explicit static or extern storage class specifiers.
Static duration objects are initialized to zero (or null) in the absence of any explicit initializer or, in C++, constructor.
Don't confuse static duration with file or global scope. An object can have static duration and local scope
Local
Local duration objects, also known as automatic objects, lead a more precarious existence. They are created on the stack (or in a register) when the enclosing block or function is entered. They are deallocated when the program exits that block or function. Local duration objects must be explicitly initialized; otherwise, their contents are unpredictable. Local duration objects must always have local or function scope. The storage class specifier auto can be used when declaring local duration variables, but is usually redundant, because auto is the default for variables declared within a block. An object with local duration also has local scope, because it does not exist outside of its enclosing block. The converse is not true: a local scope object can have static duration.
When declaring variables (for example, int, char, float), the storage class specifier register also implies auto; but a request (or hint) is passed to the compiler that the object be allocated a register if possible. C++Builder can be set to allocate a register to a local integral or pointer variable, if one is free. If no register is free, the variable is allocated as an auto, local object with no warning or error.
Note: The C++Builder compiler can ignore requests for register allocation. Register allocation is based on the compiler's analysis of how a variable is used.
Dynamic
Dynamic duration objects are created and destroyed by specific function calls during a program. They are allocated storage from a special memory reserve known as the heap, using either standard library functions such as malloc, or by using the C++ operator new. The corresponding deallocations are made using free or delete.
Static
Syntax
static "data definition" ;
static "function name" "function definition" ;
Description
Use the static storage class specifier with a local variable to preserve the last value between successive calls to that function. A static variable acts like a local variable but has the lifetime of an external variable.
In a class, data and member functions can be declared static. Only one copy of the static data exists for all objects of the class.
A static member function of a global class has external linkage. A member of a local class has no linkage. A static member function is associated only with the class in which it is declared. Therefore, such member functions cannot be virtual.
Static member functions can only call other static member functions and only have access to static data. Such member functions do not have a this pointer
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Static
Memory is allocated to objects with static duration as soon as execution is underway; this storage allocation lasts until the program terminates. Static duration objects usually reside in fixed data segments allocated according to the memory model in force, although in 32-bit development, only the flat memory model is supported. All functions, wherever defined, are objects with static duration. All variables with file scope have static duration. Other variables can be given static duration by using the explicit static or extern storage class specifiers.
Static duration objects are initialized to zero (or null) in the absence of any explicit initializer or, in C++, constructor.
Don't confuse static duration with file or global scope. An object can have static duration and local scope
Local
Local duration objects, also known as automatic objects, lead a more precarious existence. They are created on the stack (or in a register) when the enclosing block or function is entered. They are deallocated when the program exits that block or function. Local duration objects must be explicitly initialized; otherwise, their contents are unpredictable. Local duration objects must always have local or function scope. The storage class specifier auto can be used when declaring local duration variables, but is usually redundant, because auto is the default for variables declared within a block. An object with local duration also has local scope, because it does not exist outside of its enclosing block. The converse is not true: a local scope object can have static duration.
When declaring variables (for example, int, char, float), the storage class specifier register also implies auto; but a request (or hint) is passed to the compiler that the object be allocated a register if possible. C++Builder can be set to allocate a register to a local integral or pointer variable, if one is free. If no register is free, the variable is allocated as an auto, local object with no warning or error.
Note: The C++Builder compiler can ignore requests for register allocation. Register allocation is based on the compiler's analysis of how a variable is used.
Dynamic
Dynamic duration objects are created and destroyed by specific function calls during a program. They are allocated storage from a special memory reserve known as the heap, using either standard library functions such as malloc, or by using the C++ operator new. The corresponding deallocations are made using free or delete.
Static
Syntax
static "data definition" ;
static "function name" "function definition" ;
Description
Use the static storage class specifier with a local variable to preserve the last value between successive calls to that function. A static variable acts like a local variable but has the lifetime of an external variable.
In a class, data and member functions can be declared static. Only one copy of the static data exists for all objects of the class.
A static member function of a global class has external linkage. A member of a local class has no linkage. A static member function is associated only with the class in which it is declared. Therefore, such member functions cannot be virtual.
Static member functions can only call other static member functions and only have access to static data. Such member functions do not have a this pointer
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Name spaces & Visibility
Name space is the scope within which an identifier must be unique. C uses four distinct classes of identifiers:
Structure, union, and enumeration tags. These must be unique within the block in which they are defined. Tags declared outside of any function must be unique.
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goto label names. These must be unique within the function in which they are declared
Variables, typedefs, functions, and enumeration members. These must be unique within the scope in which they are defined. Externally declared identifiers must be unique among externally declared variables.
Structure and union member names. These must be unique within the structure or union in which they are defined. There is no restriction on the type or offset of members with the same member name in different structures
Visibility:
The visibility of an identifier is that region of the program source code from which legal access can be made to the identifier's associated object.
Scope and visibility usually coincide, though there are circumstances under which an object becomes temporarily hidden by the appearance of a duplicate identifier: the object still exists but the original identifier cannot be used to access it until the scope of the duplicate identifier is ended.
Note: Visibility cannot exceed scope, but scope can exceed visibility.
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{
int i; char ch; // auto by default
i = 3; // int i and char ch in scope and visible
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{
double i;
i = 3.0e3; // double i in scope and visible
// int i=3 in scope but hidden
ch = 'A'; // char ch in scope and visible
}
// double i out of scope
i += 1; // int i visible and = 4
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// char ch still in scope & visible = 'A'
}
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// int i and char ch out of scope
Again, special rules apply to hidden class names and class member names: C++ operators allow hidden identifiers to be accessed under certain conditions
Structure, union, and enumeration tags. These must be unique within the block in which they are defined. Tags declared outside of any function must be unique.
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goto label names. These must be unique within the function in which they are declared
Variables, typedefs, functions, and enumeration members. These must be unique within the scope in which they are defined. Externally declared identifiers must be unique among externally declared variables.
Structure and union member names. These must be unique within the structure or union in which they are defined. There is no restriction on the type or offset of members with the same member name in different structures
Visibility:
The visibility of an identifier is that region of the program source code from which legal access can be made to the identifier's associated object.
Scope and visibility usually coincide, though there are circumstances under which an object becomes temporarily hidden by the appearance of a duplicate identifier: the object still exists but the original identifier cannot be used to access it until the scope of the duplicate identifier is ended.
Note: Visibility cannot exceed scope, but scope can exceed visibility.
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{
int i; char ch; // auto by default
i = 3; // int i and char ch in scope and visible
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{
double i;
i = 3.0e3; // double i in scope and visible
// int i=3 in scope but hidden
ch = 'A'; // char ch in scope and visible
}
// double i out of scope
i += 1; // int i visible and = 4
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// char ch still in scope & visible = 'A'
}
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// int i and char ch out of scope
Again, special rules apply to hidden class names and class member names: C++ operators allow hidden identifiers to be accessed under certain conditions
Storage classes and types
Associating identifiers with objects requires each identifier to have at least two attributes: storage class and type (sometimes referred to as data type). The C++Builder compiler deduces these attributes from implicit or explicit declarations in the source code.
Storage class dictates the location (data segment, register, heap, or stack) of the object and its duration or lifetime (the entire running time of the program, or during execution of some blocks of code). Storage class can be established by the syntax of the declaration, by its placement in the source code, or by both of these factors.
The type determines how much memory is allocated to an object and how the program will interpret the bit patterns found in the object's storage allocation. A given data type can be viewed as the set of values (often implementation-dependent) that identifiers of that type can assume, together with the set of operations allowed on those values.
The compile-time operator, sizeof, lets you determine the size in bytes of any standard or user-defined type.
Scope
The scope of an identifier is that part of the program in which the identifier can be used to access its object. There are six categories of scope: block (or local), function, function prototype, file, class (C++ only), and namespace (C++ only). These depend on how and where identifiers are declared.
Function.
The only identifiers having function scope are statement labels. Label names can be used with goto statements anywhere in the function in which the label is declared. Labels are declared implicitly by writing label_name: followed by a statement. Label names must be unique within a function.
Block.
The scope of an identifier with block (or local) scope starts at the declaration point and ends at the end of the block containing the declaration (such a block is known as the enclosing block). Parameter declarations with a function definition also have block scope, limited to the scope of the block that defines the function.
Function prototype.
Identifiers declared within the list of parameter declarations in a function prototype (not part of a function definition) have function prototype scope. This scope ends at the end of the function prototype.
File.
File scope identifiers, also known as globals, are declared outside of all blocks and classes; their scope is from the point of declaration to the end of the source file.
Class (C++). A class is a named collection of members, including data structures and functions that act on them. Class scope applies to the names of the members of a particular class.Classes and their objects have many special access and scoping rules;
Condition (C++). Declarations in conditions are supported. Variables can be declared within the expression of if, while, and switch statements. The scope of the variable is that of the statement. In the case of an if statement, the variable is also in scope for the else block.
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Storage class dictates the location (data segment, register, heap, or stack) of the object and its duration or lifetime (the entire running time of the program, or during execution of some blocks of code). Storage class can be established by the syntax of the declaration, by its placement in the source code, or by both of these factors.
The type determines how much memory is allocated to an object and how the program will interpret the bit patterns found in the object's storage allocation. A given data type can be viewed as the set of values (often implementation-dependent) that identifiers of that type can assume, together with the set of operations allowed on those values.
The compile-time operator, sizeof, lets you determine the size in bytes of any standard or user-defined type.
Scope
The scope of an identifier is that part of the program in which the identifier can be used to access its object. There are six categories of scope: block (or local), function, function prototype, file, class (C++ only), and namespace (C++ only). These depend on how and where identifiers are declared.
Function.
The only identifiers having function scope are statement labels. Label names can be used with goto statements anywhere in the function in which the label is declared. Labels are declared implicitly by writing label_name: followed by a statement. Label names must be unique within a function.
Block.
The scope of an identifier with block (or local) scope starts at the declaration point and ends at the end of the block containing the declaration (such a block is known as the enclosing block). Parameter declarations with a function definition also have block scope, limited to the scope of the block that defines the function.
Function prototype.
Identifiers declared within the list of parameter declarations in a function prototype (not part of a function definition) have function prototype scope. This scope ends at the end of the function prototype.
File.
File scope identifiers, also known as globals, are declared outside of all blocks and classes; their scope is from the point of declaration to the end of the source file.
Class (C++). A class is a named collection of members, including data structures and functions that act on them. Class scope applies to the names of the members of a particular class.Classes and their objects have many special access and scoping rules;
Condition (C++). Declarations in conditions are supported. Variables can be declared within the expression of if, while, and switch statements. The scope of the variable is that of the statement. In the case of an if statement, the variable is also in scope for the else block.
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Language Structure
C++ language and its implementation towards easy swift easy programming C++Builder.
Declarations:
This section briefly reviews concepts related to declarations: objects, storage classes, types, scope, visibility, duration, and linkage. A general knowledge of these is essential before tackling the full declaration syntax. Scope, visibility, duration, and linkage determine those portions of a program that can make legal references to an identifier in order to access its object
Objects:
An object is a specific region of memory that can hold a fixed or variable value (or set of values). (This use of the word object is different from the more general term used in object-oriented languages.) Each value has an associated name and type (also known as a data type). The name is used to access the object. This name can be a simple identifier, or it can be a complex expression that uniquely references the object.
The type is used
to determine the correct memory allocation required initially.
to interpret the bit patterns found in the object during subsequent accesses.
in many type-checking situations, to ensure that illegal assignments are trapped.
C++Builder supports many standard (predefined) and user-defined data types, including signed and unsigned integers in various sizes, floating-point numbers in various precisions, structures, unions, arrays, and classes. In addition, pointers to most of these objects can be established and manipulated in memory.
The C++Builder standard libraries and your own program and header files must provide unambiguous identifiers (or expressions derived from them) and types so that C++Builder can consistently access, interpret, and (possibly) change the bit patterns in memory corresponding to each active object in your program.
Objects and declarations:
Declarations establish the necessary mapping between identifiers and objects. Each declaration associates an identifier with a data type. Most declarations, known as defining declarations, also establish the creation (where and when) of the object; that is, the allocation of physical memory and its possible initialization. Other declarations, known as referencing declarations, simply make their identifiers and types known to the compiler. There can be many referencing declarations for the same identifier, especially in a multifile program, but only one defining declaration for that identifier is allowed.
Generally speaking, an identifier cannot be legally used in a program before its declaration point in the source code. Legal exceptions to this rule (known as forward references) are labels, calls to undeclared functions, and class, struct, or union tags. rvalues
The expression a + b is not an lvalue: a + b = a is illegal because the expression on the left is not related to an object. Such expressions are often called rvalues (short for right values).
lvalues
An lvalue is an object locator: an expression that designates an object. An example of an lvalue expression is *P, where P is any expression evaluating to a non-null pointer. A modifiable lvalue
is an identifier or expression that relates to an object that can be accessed and legally changed in memory. A const pointer to a constant, for example, is not a modifiable lvalue. A pointer to a constant can be changed (but its dereferenced value cannot).
Historically, the l stood for "left," meaning that an lvalue could legally stand on the left (the receiving end) of an assignment statement. Now only modifiable lvalues can legally stand to the left of an assignment statement. For example, if a and b are nonconstant integer identifiers with properly allocated memory storage, they are both modifiable lvalues, and assignments such as a = 1; and b = a + b are legal.
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Declarations:
This section briefly reviews concepts related to declarations: objects, storage classes, types, scope, visibility, duration, and linkage. A general knowledge of these is essential before tackling the full declaration syntax. Scope, visibility, duration, and linkage determine those portions of a program that can make legal references to an identifier in order to access its object
Objects:
An object is a specific region of memory that can hold a fixed or variable value (or set of values). (This use of the word object is different from the more general term used in object-oriented languages.) Each value has an associated name and type (also known as a data type). The name is used to access the object. This name can be a simple identifier, or it can be a complex expression that uniquely references the object.
The type is used
to determine the correct memory allocation required initially.
to interpret the bit patterns found in the object during subsequent accesses.
in many type-checking situations, to ensure that illegal assignments are trapped.
C++Builder supports many standard (predefined) and user-defined data types, including signed and unsigned integers in various sizes, floating-point numbers in various precisions, structures, unions, arrays, and classes. In addition, pointers to most of these objects can be established and manipulated in memory.
The C++Builder standard libraries and your own program and header files must provide unambiguous identifiers (or expressions derived from them) and types so that C++Builder can consistently access, interpret, and (possibly) change the bit patterns in memory corresponding to each active object in your program.
Objects and declarations:
Declarations establish the necessary mapping between identifiers and objects. Each declaration associates an identifier with a data type. Most declarations, known as defining declarations, also establish the creation (where and when) of the object; that is, the allocation of physical memory and its possible initialization. Other declarations, known as referencing declarations, simply make their identifiers and types known to the compiler. There can be many referencing declarations for the same identifier, especially in a multifile program, but only one defining declaration for that identifier is allowed.
Generally speaking, an identifier cannot be legally used in a program before its declaration point in the source code. Legal exceptions to this rule (known as forward references) are labels, calls to undeclared functions, and class, struct, or union tags. rvalues
The expression a + b is not an lvalue: a + b = a is illegal because the expression on the left is not related to an object. Such expressions are often called rvalues (short for right values).
lvalues
An lvalue is an object locator: an expression that designates an object. An example of an lvalue expression is *P, where P is any expression evaluating to a non-null pointer. A modifiable lvalue
is an identifier or expression that relates to an object that can be accessed and legally changed in memory. A const pointer to a constant, for example, is not a modifiable lvalue. A pointer to a constant can be changed (but its dereferenced value cannot).
Historically, the l stood for "left," meaning that an lvalue could legally stand on the left (the receiving end) of an assignment statement. Now only modifiable lvalues can legally stand to the left of an assignment statement. For example, if a and b are nonconstant integer identifiers with properly allocated memory storage, they are both modifiable lvalues, and assignments such as a = 1; and b = a + b are legal.
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