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C++11: Initializer Lists Explained with Simple Example

In C++11 (Introduction to C++11), Initializer lists are a major addition to the C++ language. In this post we are focusing on Initializer lists with some coding examples.

To understand Initializer lists, we need to first understand the constructors. Constructors are special member functions of a class which is used to initialize the object in desired way. Constructors has the same name as that of class. There could be multiple constructors defined in a class which could be selected based on invoking conditions.

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Python string operations: Indexing and Slicing

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In Python, a string is basically an ordered sequence of characters to store text-based information. String data type in python supports lot of methods to process/manipulate the data.

In this article today, we will discuss about some of the basic operations which are supported by python string data type which are very useful to use and comes in handy while programming.

Before moving please have a look into Python String basics.

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Python String basics explained with examples

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Python string are one of the most widely used data type which has a bunch of very powerful predefined methods to be used by the programmer to do very processing needs.
A string is basically an ordered sequence of characters to store text-based information.

Let’s have a look into some common string operations and properties.

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Loops in python explained with simple example

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Python provides mainly two looping constructs which allows programmer to execute a section of code to repeat multiple number of times.

The while loop provides a way for programmers to code general loops whereas the for loop provides the option to code using items in a sequence or other iterable objects.

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Difference between TCP and UDP

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UDP or User Datagram Protocol is the simplest connectionless transport layer protocol which simply sends packets between applications. It has very less overhead as UDP doesn’t require any session to transfer packets between applications.
Generally Real time protocols (RTP), DNS etc application uses UDP protocol.

TCP or Transmission Control Protocol is a reliable, connection-oriented protocol. TCP maintains a session between application and uses this session to send data across applications. TCP has support of acknowledgements of every packet being transferred and hence it’s reliable protocol but has higher overhead compared to UDP.
Generally FTP, HTTP etc application uses TCP protocol.

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std::bitset explained with simple example

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A Bitset is a standard template library class provided by C++ which can be used to define a fixed length sequence of bits. A value of zero indicates bit is unset whereas 1 indicates bit is set.
This class provides similar functionality as array of Boolean values in more space efficient way. There are lot of useful memory functions also provided by the library which can be used by the programmers to use it directly.

Let’s have a look into std::bitset template class definition.

template <size_t N> class bitset;
Where N = length of bitset (in bits).

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std::vector explained with simple example

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Vector in C++ are part of Standard Library Container Classes which basically has the functionality of dynamic array which are flexible in size.
C++ STL provides a template class definition for Vectors which are very efficient, refined, and easy to use.
It also has lots of very useful member functions which can be used directly in programs for faster implementation.

Let’s have a look into std::vector class template definition.

template <class T, class Allocator = allocator<T>> class vector
where T = data type that is being stored and allocator defines the allocator functions.

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How to customize Vim using vimrc file

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Vim is a command line editor which is an improved version of Vi editor.
This is a very light-weight and powerful editor which allows lots of customizations via plugins.
This is an open-source editor which is available on almost all operating systems.

Let’s look into some basic configurations which should be done to unlock true vim’s potential.

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Difference between Copy constructors and Assignment operator

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Copy constructor is a special kind of constructor which initializes an object using another object. Compiler always provides a default copy constructor but if needed it can be over-ridden by programmer to meet the requirements.

Assignment operator is basically assigning the new values to already created object. In this case object initialization doesn’t happen as it is already done.

For eg:

class Base{
};

Base b1;
Base b2 = b1; /* Copy constructor as initialization also needs to done */
Base b3;
b3 = b2; /* Assignment operator as object is already created */

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Difference between Constructors and Destructors

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Constructor

Constructors are special member functions of a class which is used to initialize the object in desired way. Constructors has the same name as that of class. There could be multiple constructors defined in a class which could be selected based on invoking conditions.

Types of constructor

Default constructor – Any constructor without argument is called default constructor.
Parameterized constructor – Any constructor in which argument can be passed is called Parameterized constructor.
Copy constructor – This is a special kind of constructor which uses an existing object to create a new object.

Destructor

Destructor is a special member function of a class which is used to delete the object. Destructor also has the same name as that of class prefixed with “~” sign. In any class, one could define only one destructor. Destructor doesn’t take any argument.

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