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Unfortunately, despite the best efforts of myself, the technical editor, the copy editor, and the line editor, despite the multiple revisions, errors still occur. This page lists all the errors found in the book.

Note: errors are corrected in subsequent printings and therefore your particular copy may not contain all of the following.

You may also find the solution to your problem by using the book's corresponding forum. Signficant changes in the technology will be addressed there and you can also find problems and solutions encountered by other readers.

Known Errors in the Book:

Chapter	Page #	Description	Date Added
3: Operators and Control Structure	58	In the last line of code at the bottom of the first column, a / b is 1.5, not 3.5 (d'oh!).	March 14, 2006
3: Operators and Control Structures	78	On page 78, in Step 3, and on page 79, in Script 3.5 (on line 55), the word "reasonable" is misspelled.	August 23, 2006
4: Input, Output, and Files	107	In the last tip, the code is missing cin before gcount(). The correct code is std::cin.ignore(std::cin.gcount() + 1);.	March 14, 2006
4: Input, Output, and Files	127	On line 3 of the fourth paragraph, C:\\path\to\\filename.ext. should actually be C:\\path\\to\\filename.ext. (The second backslash is missing before "to".)	March 14, 2006
6: Complex Data Types	182	In the first two example lines of code it should be std::cout << (int)3.14; std::cout << int(3.14);	July 24, 2006
7: Introducing Objects	213	The comments in Script 7.2 are incorrect. For the area(), perimeter(), and isSquare() methods, the comments suggest they take arguments when they do not.	November 14, 2006
7: Introducing Objects	213	The comment on line 39 of Script 7.2 should indicate that the area() method returns an integer.	October 26, 2009
8: Class Inheritance	257	In the second tip, it should be ... like Gerbil or Horse... as those would be class names, not methods.	July 24, 2006
8: Class Inheritance	259	At the end of the text in Step 3, there's a double quotation mark missing after name << " goes 'woof-woof'.	July 24, 2006
9: Advanced OOP	271	Lines 71-73 of Script 9.1 are missing. Those three lines are: int Pet::getCount() { return count; }	March 22, 2006
9: Advanced OOP	272	The implementation of the Pet::getCount() method described in Step 7 is missing from Script 9.1.	July 24, 2006
9: Advanced OOP	274	The first line in the first tip should say "static members" (plural).	August 30, 2007
9: Advanced OOP	279	On the second line of the second paragraph, the accented "O" character should actually be a dash.	August 30, 2007
12: Namespaces & Modularization	410	The definition of the headerNum variable in the header.h file should be changed to read static const unsigned short headerNum = 5; This fixes an error message that can appear during compilation. For more information, see the corresponding forum.	August 30, 2007
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Chapter	Introduction Ch 1: Creating a Basic Program Ch 2: Simple Variables and Data Types Ch 3: Operators and Control Structures Ch 4: Input, Output, and Files Ch 5: Defining Your Own Functions Ch 6: Complex Data Types Ch 7: Introducing Objects Ch 8: Class Inheritance Ch 9: Advanced OOP Ch 10: Error Handling and Debugging Ch 11: Dynamic Memory Managment Ch 12: Namespaces & Modularization Ch 13: Working with Templates Ch 14: Extended Topics Ap A: C++ Tools Ap B: Resources
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