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Is the only point of string encryption is to hide a hardcoded string from being scanned and found in memory/binaryfile? I dont see how string encryption works 100% of the time though...it seems if any string that needs to be used will be stored in memory. For example, i can …

when i write a program in assembly and i define a variable of "word" size.....is it truly the natural word size of my processor? for example on an i7 64bit processor will it be the size of 64bits.....or will it be defined as how microsoft defines the size of a …

I'm rather confused on when i would use and what the following libraries( of frameworks[not sure what they are] ) would be used by a programmer. If anyone could please give a simple understandable definition i would greatly be appreciated. ATL MFC COM pretty much when would the following be …

i'm currently still trying to understand the internals of the following code being executed in c++ [code] int main() { std::cout << "Just now entering inside of main" << std::endl << std::endl; return 0; }[/code] Here is the assembly code i obtained from an assembly line debugger [code] 012E1207 |. …

im curious as to if anyone knows the internals of how cout works? for example the step by step internals of what happens when executing the following statement in c++ cout << "hello world" << endl; -thx

i dont see the point or why you would ever want to upcast an object for example class Shape { ..... }; class rectangle : public shape { .... }; int main() { rectangle object1; Shape *shapePtr = &object1; return 0; }

[url]http://www.ibm.com/d...rary/pa-dalign/[/url] Can anyone plz explain why , according to this article, an x86 processor can't read simply 4bytes from an odd address and has to make 2 reads then shift bytes to get aligned to the correct value? I dot see why a processor can't read from an odd address …

how would i assign the following functions address to a function pointer? int sum(int x, int y) { ... }

Local * pLocal = *(Local**)0xE6EB54; // valid How would u interpret these in english i understand it has to do with a pointer to a double pointer? Local * pLocal = (Local**)0xE6EB54; // not sure if this is even valid if the above is valid as well how would u …

I dont understand how the C/C++ language is portable? 1.) What makes a program compilable on 2 different O/S's? 2.) Doesn't this depend on the O/S manufacturer? How does Microsoft do this? 3.) What determines wether a language is portable or will only work on one operating system?

log.h [CODE] namespace stuff { class log { .......... friend std::wostream& operator<<( std::wostream& oss, const log& error ); }; } [/CODE] log.cpp [CODE]std::wostream& stuff::operator<<( std::wostream& oss, const stuff::log& error ) { oss << log.m_message; // log.m_message is a std::wstring return oss; } [/CODE] 1>c:\users\oso\documents\visual studio 2010\projects\moduleinjector\moduleinjector\cdllinjection.cpp(147): error C2679: binary '<<' …

[code]// header moduleinjector - header for class moduleinjector itself // as well as "core" moduleinjector-related functionality namespace Injection { class moduleinjector {...}; ... // ... = core related functionality e.g. non member functions almost all clients need ... } [/code] when you construct a moduleinjectior object you must pass in …

[CODE] std::string function(std::string buffer) { int Variable1 = 23; if( !buffer.compare("Variable1")) <--- i want the user to input the variable name..and have my program match the input with the variable name of the program and return the value it contains return Variable1; [U]<--- How do i convert this number into …

I'm haveing a hard time determining wether i should implement certain things as a class or just functions....for example.... Log.h library <--- i could obviously implement a Log class....and i could also have use Log functions(without a class) alternatively...is there any guideline/recommendations i should use when knowing wether i should …

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what is the difference in the 2? [CODE]class Log { private: // no members attributes public: void createLog( ); }; int main() { Log log1; log1.createLog(); }[/CODE] [CODE]class Log { private: // no members public: static void createLog( ); }; int main() { Log::createLog(); }[/CODE]

[CODE]typedef struct _IMAGE_OPTIONAL_HEADER { WORD Magic; BYTE MajorLinkerVersion; BYTE MinorLinkerVersion; DWORD SizeOfCode; DWORD SizeOfInitializedData; DWORD SizeOfUninitializedData; DWORD AddressOfEntryPoint; DWORD BaseOfCode; DWORD BaseOfData; DWORD ImageBase; DWORD SectionAlignment; DWORD FileAlignment; WORD MajorOperatingSystemVersion; WORD MinorOperatingSystemVersion; WORD MajorImageVersion; WORD MinorImageVersion; WORD MajorSubsystemVersion; WORD MinorSubsystemVersion; DWORD Win32VersionValue; DWORD SizeOfImage; DWORD SizeOfHeaders; DWORD CheckSum; WORD Subsystem; …

Could anyone please explain what memory mapped files are and why this method is better then reading a file with I/O operations when needed? i've read msdn...wiki...and im still confused at why i cant understand how this works/ what it is doing exactly -thx

when i release a library of code for example my "stack class" where should i put the exception handling code for it? for example... should it be stack.h stack.cpp stackExceptions.h stackExceptions.cpp or..... like this stack.h <--- embed stack exception interface in here stack.cpp <--- embed stack exception implementation in here …

i recently asked a on a forum how to handle the problem if a user pushes onto a full stack or pops from an empty stack on how to handle this problem..... my question is could anyone give a accurate example code of the first example he gave me below? …

ok so for most of my error handling i throw and exception and log the info of the error to a file...my question is...what should i do if the program/system is unable to log it to a file? should i throw an uncatched exception? should i just call exit()? i …

i'm currently wanting to do this in C. store the following into a giant string "======================" '\n' "Month : " [B]st.month[/B] "/n" "Day : " [B]st.day[/B] I could do this easily if i didnt have members of a structure that i need to obtain their value(they are bolded). How do …

i am currently using the writefile() windows api function in my program, i want to store the follow in 1 buffer but i'm unsure on how to do this exactly [CODE] "===================================" '\n' "Date: " localTime->tm_mon "/" localTime->tm_mday "/" localTime->tm_year '\n' "Time: " localTime->tm_hour ":" localTime->tm_min "." localTime->tm_sec '\n' "===================================" …

whenever u create a string like this... std::string name = "HELLO THUR"; what size buffer does the constructor store the string in when instantiating this string object? im curious thx!

if a constructor OR public member function throws an exception, will the objects destructor be called automatically?

I was wanting to try a neat little project while i was bored at work and came up with a CodeInjection class. I understand this class is VERY POORLY DESIGNED. My question is how can i fix this?? what can i do differently to make this class not so tightly …

i really have a hard time creating classes...it seems as if i always run into the trouble of....should this be a function in the class......should it be private or protected......does this really need to be a member variable of the class.....what all should my constructor have inside of it....how can …

class stinker { private: int *pointer; int age; public: stinker() : pointer(), age() { ;} }; if i don't pass a value to my variables in an initialization list, do they automatically get initialized to 0?

when i create an empty project...my compiler is saying _TCHAR* is undefined...what file do i need to include to fix this problem? [code]#include <iostream> using namespace std; int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[]) { //blah blah blah return 0; }[/code]

if i want to inline a member function do i need to have it in both places below(decleration and implementation section)? or can i just place it in implementation section only or decleration section only and get the same result? class Ray { public: inline allocate( const int Lize ); …

How do i prevent a C string input from the user from exceeding the capacity of the array? is this not possible? [code]int main() { char buffer[8]; printf("enter a string"); scanf(%s,&buffer); return 0; }[/code]

after examineing this code, it seems like it actually allocates space for the pointer....but how? is this a bug? how can u allocate space for an array of 0 elements [CODE]int main() { int *ptr = new int[0]; return 0; }[/CODE]

any suggestions on this custom array class?(it compiles and works properly) [CODE]// Sequential_Sort.cpp : Defines the entry point for the console application. // #include "stdafx.h" #include <iostream> #include <fstream> #include <Windows.h> #include <WinBase.h> /** * Class: Array * * Custom Array class used to read input from a file * …

what would be the most efficient method in timing the execution speed of one of my functions?

WriteProcessMemory(processHandle, address, name.c_str(),sizeof(name.c_str()),NULL) | | is this third argument valid for this function? if not how would i make my std::string return the start address of a c string??

[url]http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa505945.aspx[/url] im curious as to why microsoft has typedef'ed simple "data types"? what's the point of this and why should i use them in my programs?

wchar_t is a macro windows uses to replace it with either "CHAR" or "WCHAR" when UNICODE is defined. MSDN says that UNICODE is defined by default. My question is....what header file is this defined in? and how do i undefine it if i want the compiler to replace every occurance …

i do have 1 question [code]int function(...) { int x; int q; if (condition) { } <-----is there a way to put a marker here...then use a pointer to store the address of the marker...right before the 2nd conditional statement in my code? if (condition2) { } return val; } …

error C2664: 'strcmp' : cannot convert parameter 1 from 'WCHAR [260]' to 'const char *' [CODE]HANDLE pSnapList; PROCESSENTRY32 p32Info; BOOL p32Status; pSnapList = CreateToolhelp32Snapshot( TH32CS_SNAPPROCESS, 0 ); p32Info.dwSize = sizeof( PROCESSENTRY32 ); p32Status = Process32First( pSnapList, &p32Info ); while( Process32Next( pSnapList, &p32Info ) ) { [b][u]if( !strcmp( p32Info.szExeFile, processName.c_str() ) …

Is mixing C++ with C a bad thing? is it despised upon?

i know vectors exists but i'm wanting to learn how to manually do this... i want to be able to allocate memory to the end of my array when needed or even deallocate memory when deleting a specific character. Im curious how one would achieve this manually. If anyone has …

i was always taught put the variables u plan on using in a function at the top of it! im curious if it's considered bad programming practice to only define variables when they are going to be used/need to be used....for example possibly midway or further into a function?

i dont see how this is possible but....is there a way i can have a literal value in my program....such as the number "1" represent a specific variable? for example int sum; sum = 1 + 3; <--- i want my program to read this as add "3" to the …

so what exactly is an instruction? 1.) is an opcode considered an instruction? 2.) is an operand also considered an instruction? 3.) is a combination of an opcode & operand makeup a legal "definition" of an instruction?

i've seen certain coded functions in programs with _declspec before the function return type and name....I read the microsoft documentation on it but i still don't understand what it means and when/why it is used! -thx *EDIT* i meant _declspec not cdecl **

i dont understand how templates can cause code bloat in a binary file...does anyone happen to have an easy to understand explanation of this?

im curious as to why in the world anyone would ever upcast or even downcast an object in their program? [CODE]class shape { }; class circle : public shape { }; int main () { circle a; shape b; b = (shape)a; return 0; }[/CODE]

im curious as to why when i make a dll win 32 project in visual studio 2010, it doesnt show my dllmain function so i can work off that and leaves me with an blank .cpp.(and no i didnt click empty project). How can i fix this? -thx

im curious as to if there is a benefit to the coder and/or reader in assigning a variable name in a class functions prototype...for example class book { private: //blah public: book( int, string, double); } vs. class book { private: //blah public: book( int data1, string name1, double data2); …

Im currently wanting to open a file on my Hard Drive, and be able to scan it's contents to see if it has any bytes that match a specific pattern of bytes which i have stored in a byte array. Im curious as to how i can do this? will …