Thread: BCB uses a different language ?

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    Question BCB uses a different language ?

    Hi all~
    I have Borland C++ Builder compiler. but what its inside is much different from that I learned from my book. for example, there is no [/b]main[/b] in BCB but a function named __fastCall, and the structure are not the same as my book's. I'm so confused now.

    any suggestions ???

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    no main() function? not even a winmain()? huh...

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    Hi all~

    I'm new to C++. This thread is posted when I was a guest here.

    My question is what is __fastCall in BCB ? I found it nowhere througho my book. and could I replace it with a main{...} ?

    any reply will be helpful~
    Never end on learning~

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    Black, if I may ask, where did you acquire your avatar? It looks remarkably similiar to the one used by an old acquiantance from i-sect. Are you, by any chance, fron New Zealand?

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    Originally posted by Imperito
    Black, if I may ask, where did you acquire your avatar? It looks remarkably similiar to the one used by an old acquiantance from i-sect. Are you, by any chance, fron New Zealand?
    sorry, it looks I am not the right person for u.

    I always used this avatar in different forums. In fact, this is the first time I came here.

    And I wonder anyone could sovle my problem which listed in the top post.
    Never end on learning~

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    First of all: I'm a Chinese and My English is poor...sorry.

    It is windows instead of BCB who hide your "main". I think you must read something about Windows SDK.

    _fastcall is not an function, but calling convention of the function.
    Hello, everyone.

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    Originally posted by Hotman_x
    First of all: I'm a Chinese and My English is poor...sorry.

    It is windows instead of BCB who hide your "main". I think you must read something about Windows SDK.

    _fastcall is not an function, but calling convention of the function.
    thanx, Hotman. I wonder which way is better to learn C++, cosole mode or graphic one ?
    what I learned from my books seemed all console based.
    Never end on learning~

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    Console mode is quite easy. Begin with console mode is a right way for freshman in C++.
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    Originally posted by Hotman_x
    Console mode is quite easy. Begin with console mode is a right way for freshman in C++.
    thanx.

    I could throw __fastCall away then, and make a new start with simply cin and cout, Cheers~

    Note: Hotman, notice your message box plz.
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    __fastcall is a calling convention, it instructs the compiler to pass the first two parameters (or so) in the CPU registers. BCB programs have a WinMain, try [Alt] + F12 and select the unit named like the project...

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