Re: Why C++ is vastly superior to C

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On Thu, 26 May 2011 19:10:12 +0200, Balog Pal wrote:

>>>> For example, Java has decided to check array indices
>>>> at runtime, C++ not to.
>>> 
>>> Really? What does .at() do?
>> 
>> Checks vector indices. Vectors aren't arrays (and the default
>> indexing operation, operator[], doesn't do bounds-checking).
> 
> Err, exactly what makes it *default*?

It's the "natural" indexing operation. The one that has dedicated syntax
rather than being a normal method. The one you'll end up using if you
convert C code to C++ with minimal re-writing.

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