[Twigz]

Umm, this is a piece of code i took from a tutorial i was following.

//file name = CApp.h

#ifndef _CAPP_H_
    #define _CAPP_H_
#include <SDL.h>

class CApp {

    public:

        CApp();

        int OnExecute();

};

#endif

//filename CApp.cpp
#include "CApp.h"
CApp::CApp() {
}

int CApp::OnExecute() {
    return 0;
}

int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
    CApp theApp;

    return theApp.OnExecute();
}

My problem is: 1) I can't seem to figure out what OnExecute is for.
2)And i don't understand this: CApp::CApp()

Can someone break the code down a bit for me to understand. Thanks in advance.

[Cocker081288]

The CApp::CApp() this looks to me as its the default constructor for the class.
You can tell the class is attached to this file because of this line of code '#include "CApp.h"' this is called a header file and is commonly used in object orientated methods.
You can create your own constructor instead of using the default constructor by editing the CApp.h header file.

The OnExecute section is a function that is defined in the CApp.h file and being called in the main programme it looks like it is being used to simply return the value 0 which I assume closes the program as when return 0 is in main() it ends the program.

The link provided has more information on constructors.
Link

Has this helped?

This post has been edited by stayscrisp: 18 July 2011 - 01:49 AM
Reason for edit:: No need to quote the post above :)

[stayscrisp]

The author of the tutorial is attempting to break down the code into nicely manageable sections.

To full understand what's going on in this and future tutorials of this nature then you will need to learn some more C++ and some OOP concepts. There are tons of books and tutorials on the subject which will help you a great deal.

I really recommend that you give up on those tutorials for now and learn some basic C++ because you are just going to get more and more confused as things go on. Trust me