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    Calling function based on passing variable.......

    can we calling defined function based on passing variable in C++ like on PHP?

    for example, in PHP we can calling function like:

    Load_$Input();


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    No, C++ does not support variable functions. However, as long as you can map strings to function pointers (or function objects), you can do something similiar.
    Quote Originally Posted by Bjarne Stroustrup (2000-10-14)
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    is there any tutorial about that? sorry i'm newbie in C++.

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    Tutorial on std::map and std::unordered_map, or tutorial on function pointers and function objects?
    Quote Originally Posted by Bjarne Stroustrup (2000-10-14)
    I get maybe two dozen requests for help with some sort of programming or design problem every day. Most have more sense than to send me hundreds of lines of code. If they do, I ask them to find the smallest example that exhibits the problem and send me that. Mostly, they then find the error themselves. "Finding the smallest program that demonstrates the error" is a powerful debugging tool.
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