Questions tagged [struct]
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Is it a security vulnerability to declare class members as public?
I have always wondered whether public, protected, and private has security implications post compilation.
Hypothetically:
class Foo
{
public:
int m_Foo; // Completely vulnerable and dangerous
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Why List<T>.Enumerator is struct?
During my investigations of List<T> enumeration I noticed List<T>.Enumerator is struct. In opposite for instance to System.Array.SZArrayEnumerator or System.SZArrayHelper....
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Struct or class for wrapping an int when 0 isn't a valid value
I have a business object which is basically a wrapper around a value of type int. There are some constraints for the value/object:
Not every value in int's range is valid1
The valid values are not a ...
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Few unusual C/C++ declarations
I came across this Enum and Struct declarations in a project supposedly done by an expert.
The declarations / definitions are little different than what im used to so far.
enum EnumKeys {
KEY_MENU ,...
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Rust and lifetime elision rules for structs?
In the Rust documentation, under the structs section, they give this example of how structs need lifetimes when they contain references:
struct Foo<'a> {
x: &'a i32,
}
because
We ...
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When do you use a struct instead of a class? [closed]
What are your rules of thumb for when to use structs vs. classes? I'm thinking of the C# definition of those terms but if your language has similar concepts I'd like to hear your opinion as well.
I ...