I'm a little confused exactly how the compiler handles functions in a class. I know that when each object of a class is created, memory is set aside for each data type (unless it's static), but that the functions for a class are only created once in memory. So, are functions DEFINED in a class and data types only DECLARED in a class? Thanks
imagine that class x { int foo(...); }; turns into this int x_manglebleh_foo(class x, ...);. it's close enough to the truth
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Name mangling aside, you can think of non-static member functions as normal C functions that use the thiscall calling convention.
The details in the above link are MS specific, but the general idea is that the "this" pointer gets passed to the function "under the hood".
If you want to learn how virtual functions work "under the hood", read this thread.
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Originally Posted by jrahhali
I'm a little confused exactly how the compiler handles functions in a class. I know that when each object of a class is created, memory is set aside for each data type (unless it's static), but that the functions for a class are only created once in memory. So, are functions DEFINED in a class and data types only DECLARED in a class? Thanks
Each instance of a class needs it's own data, but can obviously share the same code (functions). It's just doesn't make sense to make copies of a function since, unlike data, it never changes.
Code:#include <cmath> #include <complex> bool euler_flip(bool value) { return std::pow ( std::complex<float>(std::exp(1.0)), std::complex<float>(0, 1) * std::complex<float>(std::atan(1.0) *(1 << (value + 2))) ).real() < 0; }
