I don't see what the fuss is about BOOL/bool.
It's totally "legal" and it's easier to use. (0 and 1 ranther than 'M' and 'F')
I don't see what the fuss is about BOOL/bool.
It's totally "legal" and it's easier to use. (0 and 1 ranther than 'M' and 'F')
I agree.
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We aren't comparing it to 'M' and 'F' we're comparing it to an enum. And I think we've given plenty of reasons why an enum is better.Originally Posted by Queatrix
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Of knowing what I ought."
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It's the question of attitude. You can't say enum is better, you can say that you like enum more.
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It's not about liking anything better, it's about choosing the right tool for the job. You could hang a picture with a sledge hammer, but you might also knock the wall down. enum is clearer: how are you supposed to remember that true is male and false is female? Compare that to just giving a constant a label.
Just reminding:
This IS the question of attitude. It is like if you like apple or banana more.Code:#define MALE false #define FEMALE true
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That has little association with a property of humans at all. Since we're bringing in C, we might as well take it all the way. Your way will work, but so will this:
Keep things encapsulated.Code:if( strcmp(this, that) == MALE ) puts("omgz");
That's been causing errors for many beginners, they add a line and don't understand the mistake . Then they come to these forums and post their code.
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So you're saying that the result of two equal strings can be male? You missed my point completely, and I'm done with this thread.
I was talking about your encapsulating thing.
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Wow, this got way off topic lol.
Well, I got the answers I needed out of it. Thanks for the help guys.
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here's why bool is completely and utterly wrong for specifying gender:
how do you specify a hermaphrodite with a bool? They do exist and are neither exclusivly male or female. With a bool you're screwed. with an enum you can add another value and away you go.
the point is that bools are designed to handle BOOLEAN state (on or off, 1 or 0, true or false) Enums are designed to handle an CONSTANT ENUMERATED SET OF VALUES (Days of the week, Months of the year, Known error conditions). If a particular set of values comprises only 2 possible values that does not make it a bool!
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If you program in C++, you need Boost. You should also know how to use the Standard Library (STL). Want to make games? After reading this, I don't like WxWidgets anymore.Want to add some scripting to your App?
This thread is stupid.
But you gotta admit it's been damned entertaining this far.
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