The key differences between C# and C++ are explained in the following tech recipe.
Though C++ and C# are quite similar, there are some very key and major differences. In fact, I find C# resembles the style of java more than that of C++ in many ways.
(I will be following this up with some coding tutorials to hopefully start a C++ tech-recipe thread.)
Method/Function Declarations:
C++:
public:
Constructor() { }
void aMemberFunction() { }
void aFunctionDeclaration();
private:
void someOtherFunction() { }
int aVariable;
C#:
private aVariable;
public void aMemberFunction() { }
public void aFunctionDeclaration();
private void someOtherFunction() { }
Class Declaration
(For those who know what a managed class is):
C++:
__gc class A_Class{ };
*NOTE that C++ classes end with a ;.
C#:
automatically done so:
class A_Class{ }
Inheritence:
C++:
This will allow multiple inheritance. [e.g., allows a method to be overridden many times in subclasses (derived classes)].
C#:
This will support inheritance, but not multiple (only one override per method/function/).
Includes:
C++:
This allows header files and other class files to be included using the #include keyword.
C#:
This does not have such a quality, but the using directive allows other types to be referenced from another class (namespace as it is formerly called) without declaring its context.
Switch: *Props to PCurd for pointing out my careless mistake
C++:
This supports the switch statement and fall through.
C#:
This does not support fall through in the switch statement, and I have not discovered any replacement.
*These are the largest of the differences I have noticed so far. If I find any other impending differences, I will be sure to add them.
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-William. § (marvin_gohan)
