Top "Typedef" questions

In C and C++, the typedef keyword allows you to create an alias for a known data type.

Forward declarations of unnamed struct

Bounty question: So, these two Foos aren't the same thing. Fine. The second form is given in a library. How …

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Is typedef inside of a function body a bad programming practice?

I have some class C and want to pass address of its instance and method to some functor in a …

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What does a typedef with parenthesis like "typedef int (f)(void)" mean? Is it a function prototype?

typedef int (fc_name) (void); Here fc_name is any valid C symbol. How different is this from a function …

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Enforce strong type checking in C (type strictness for typedefs)

Is there a way to enforce explicit cast for typedefs of the same type? I've to deal with utf8 and …

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Typedef a template class without specifying the template parameters

I'm trying to typedef either an unordered_map or std::map depending whether there are TR1 libraries available. But I …

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In C++, how can I make typedefs visible to every file in my project?

I have a typedef typedef unsigned int my_type; used in a file. I would like to make it visible …

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If I do a `typedef` in C or C++, when should I add `_t` at the end of typedef'ed type?

I am confused when should I add the trailing _t to typedef'ed types? For example, should I do this: typedef …

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Forward declare typedef within C++ class

What's the best solution to forward declare a typedef within a class. Here's an example of what I need to …

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typedef pointer const weirdness

please consider the following code: typedef struct Person* PersonRef; struct Person { int age; }; const PersonRef person = NULL; void changePerson(PersonRef …

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How do I get Hibernate to call my custom typedef?

I'm trying to define a CompositeUserType to handle a specific type in my JPA/Hibernate app. I have a CompositeUserType …

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