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From: (tu)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
Subject: Re: Why C++ sucks++
Date: Wed, 07 Feb 1996 03:12:37 GMT
Organization: h
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ferriom@aspen wrote:



>*** HIGH SCHOOL ***

>100  PRINT "Hello World."
>999  END



>*** COLLEGE FRESHMAN ***

>       WRITE (6, 100)
>  100  FORMAT (1X, 'Hello World.')
>       END



>*** ADVANCED COLLEGE ***

>PROGRAM P1(INPUT, OUTPUT);

>BEGIN
>WRITELN(OUTPUT, 'Hello World.');
>END.



>*** RECENT COLLEGE GRADUATE ***

>       IDENTIFICATION DIVISION.
>       PROGRAM-ID.
>           P1.

>       ENVIRONMENT DIVISION.

>       DATA DIVISION.
>       WORKING-STORAGE SECTION.
>       01 MESSAGE-RECORD                     PICTURE X(12).

>       PROCEDURE DIVISION.
>       PROGRAM-BEGIN.
>       FIRST-PARAGRAPH.
>           MOVE 'Hello World.' TO MESSAGE-RECORD.
>           DISPLAY MESSAGE-RECORD.
>       PROGRAM-DONE.
>           STOP RUN.



>*** SEASONED PROFESSIONAL ***

>#include <iostream.h>
>#include <string.h>


>class String
>{
> public:
>  String();
>  String(const char *const);
>  String(const String &);
>  ~String();
>  char & operator[](unsigned short offset);
>  char operator[](unsigned short offset) const;
>  String operator+(const String&);
>  void operator+=(const String&);
>  String & operator= (const String &);
>  unsigned short GetLen()const {return itsLen; }
>  const char * GetString() const {return itsString; }
> private:
>  String (unsigned short);
>  char * itsString;
>  unsigned short itsLen;
>};


>String::String()
>{
> itsString = new char[1];
> itsString[0] = '\0';
> itsLen = 0;
>}

>String::String(unsigned short len)
>{
> itsString = new char[len + 1];
> for (unsigned short i = 0;  i <= len;  i++)
>  itsString[i] = '\0';
> itsLen = len;
>}

>String::String(const char * const cString)
>{
> itsLen = strlen(cString);
> itsString = new char[itsLen + 1];
> for (unsigned short i = 0;  i < itsLen;  i++)
>  itsString[i] = cString[i];
> itsString[itsLen] = '\0';
>}

>String::String(const String & rhs)
>{
> itsLen = rhs.GetLen();
> itsString = new char[itsLen + 1];
> for (unsigned short i = 0;  i < itsLen;  i++)
>  itsString[i] = rhs[i];
> itsString[itsLen] = '\0';
>}

>String::~String()
>{
> delete [] itsString;
> itsLen = 0;
>}

>String& String::operator=(const String & rhs)
>{
> if (this == &rhs)
>  return *this;
> delete [] itsString;
> itsLen = rhs.GetLen();
> itsString = new char[itsLen + 1];
> for (unsigned short i = 0;  i < itsLen;  i++)
>  itsString[i] = rhs[i];
> itsString[itsLen] = '\0';
> return *this;
>}

>char & String::operator[](unsigned short offset)
>{
> if (offset > itsLen)
>  return itsString[itsLen - 1];
> else
> return itsString[offset];
>}

>char String::operator[](unsigned short offset) const
>{
> if (offset > itsLen)
>  return itsString[itsLen - 1];
> else
>  return itsString[offset];
>}

>String String::operator+(const String& rhs)
>{
> unsigned short totalLen = itsLen + rhs.GetLen();
> String temp(totalLen);
> for (unsigned short i = 0;  i < itsLen;  i++)
>  temp[i] = itsString[i];
> for (unsigned short j = 0;  j < rhs.GetLen();  j++, i++)
>  temp[i] = rhs[j];
> temp[totalLen] = '\0';
> return temp;
>}

>void String::operator+=(const String& rhs)
>{
> unsigned short rhsLen = rhs.GetLen();
> unsigned short totalLen = itsLen + rhsLen;
> String temp(totalLen);
> for (unsigned short i = 0;  i < itsLen;  i++)
>  temp[i] = itsString[i];
> for (unsigned short j = 0;  j < rhs.GetLen();  j++,  i++)
>  temp[i] = rhs[i - itsLen];
> temp[totalLen] = '\0';
> *this = temp;
>}


>main()
>{
> String s1("Hello");
> String s2(" ");
> String s3("World.");
> String s4 = s1 + s2 + s3;
> cout << s4.GetString() << endl;
>}


i don't get your point!!!
to write Hello you could simply write

#include <iostream.h>

void main()
{
    cout << "Hello" << endl;
}

What's the difference from basic, pascal, modula 2, and any other
languages??
DS