Thread: Library

Hi...
I have a scenario in which i would put all my implementation functions as library.Say for eg : I have a list library

I have a function called Intialise() which returns a handle to the caller.

And i pass this handle to all the other functions needed.

The user may also create another list which returns a new handle and manipulate with it.

What should i do to have the old list as well as new lists and how does the user switch between the lists.


say for eg:
print all the values in the newly created list


print all the values in the list that was first created.

If I understand your question correctly, the user just keeps the two different handles, and depending on which one they want to work with, they pass the appropriate handle to the function. This of course requires that your library keeps track of multiple handles and the lists they correspond to. An alternative is to have Initialize() create the list and return a pointer to it, and have them pass that pointer in any time they want you to work with it. That eliminates the need for you to track handles and instances.