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{{title|C++ language}}
 
{{title|C++ language}}
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This is a brief reference of available C++ constructs.
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===General topics===
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This is a reference of the core C++ language constructs.
  
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====[[cpp/preprocessor | Preprocessor]]====
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====[[cpp/comments | Comments]]====
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====[[cpp/keywords | Keywords]]====
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====[[cpp/language/ascii | ASCII chart]]====
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'''{{rl|basic concepts|Basic concepts}}'''
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====[[cpp/language/escape | Escape sequences]]====
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<div class="mainpagediv">
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====[[cpp/language/history | History of C++]]====
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{{rlp|comment|Comments}}<br>
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{{rl|ascii|ASCII chart}}<br>
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{{rl|punctuators|Punctuation}}<br>
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{{rl|identifiers|Names and identifiers}}<br>
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{{rl|type|Types}} –
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{{rl|types|Fundamental types}}<br>
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{{rl|object|Object}} –
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{{rl|scope|Scope}} –
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{{rl|lifetime|Lifetime}}<br>
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{{rl|definition|Definitions and ODR}}<br>
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{{rl|lookup|Name lookup}}<br>
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{{nbsp|4}}{{rl|qualified lookup|qualified}} – {{rl|unqualified lookup|unqualified}} ({{rl|adl|ADL}})<br>
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{{rl|as if|As-if rule}}<br>
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{{rl|ub|Undefined behavior (UB)}}<br>
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{{rl|memory model|Memory}} – {{rl|multithread|Multithread}} {{mark c++11}}<br>
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{{rl|charset|Character sets and encodings}}<br>
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{{rl|translation phases|Phases of translation}}<br>
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{{rl|main function|The {{tt|main}} function}}<br>
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{{rl|modules|Modules}} {{mark c++20}}<br>
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</div>
  
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===Flow control===
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'''{{rlp|keyword|Keywords}}'''
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<div class="mainpagediv">
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<!---->
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</div>
  
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====Conditional execution statements====
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'''{{rlp|preprocessor|Preprocessor}}'''
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<div class="mainpagediv">
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{{rlp|preprocessor/conditional|{{tt|#if}} - {{tt|#ifdef}} - {{tt|#ifndef}} - {{tt|#elif}}}}<br>
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{{rlp|preprocessor/conditional|{{tt|#elifdef}} - {{tt|#elifndef}}}} {{mark c++23}}<br>
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{{rlp|preprocessor/replace|{{tt|#define}} - {{tt|#}} - {{tt|##}}}}<br>
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{{rlpt|preprocessor/include|#include}} -
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{{rlpt|preprocessor/impl|#pragma}}<br>
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{{rlpt|preprocessor/line|#line}} -
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{{rlpt|preprocessor/error|#error}}<br>
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{{rlpt|preprocessor/error|#warning}} {{mark c++23}}<br>
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</div>
  
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Different code paths are executed according to the value of given expression
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'''{{rl|expressions|Expressions}}'''
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<div class="mainpagediv">
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{{rl|value category|Value categories}}<br>
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{{rl|eval order|Evaluation order}}<br>
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{{rl|constant expression|Constant expressions}}<br>
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{{ls|cpp/language/expressions#Operators}}<br>
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{{nbsp|4}}{{rl|operator assignment|assignment}} –
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{{rl|operator arithmetic|arithmetic}}<br>
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{{nbsp|4}}{{rl|operator incdec|increment and decrement}}<br>
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{{nbsp|4}}{{rl|operator logical|logical}} –
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{{rl|operator comparison|comparison}}<br>
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{{nbsp|4}}{{rl|operator member access|member access}}<br>
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{{nbsp|4}}{{rl|operator other|call, comma, ternary}}<br>
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{{nbsp|4}}{{rlt|sizeof}} – {{rlt|alignof}} {{mark c++11}}<br>
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{{nbsp|4}}{{rlt|new}} – {{rlt|delete}} – {{rlt|typeid}}<br>
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{{nbsp|4}}{{rl|operator_alternative|alternative representation}}<br>
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{{rl|default comparisons|Default comparisons}} {{mark c++20}}<br>
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{{rl|operator precedence|Operator precedence}}<br>
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{{ls|cpp/language/expressions#Conversions}}<br>
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{{nbsp|4}}{{rl|implicit conversion|implicit}} – {{rl|explicit cast|explicit}}<br>
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{{nbsp|4}}{{rl|cast operator|user-defined}}<br>
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{{nbsp|4}}{{rl|usual arithmetic conversions|Usual arithmetic conversions}}<br>
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{{nbsp|4}}{{rlt|static_cast}} – {{rlt|dynamic_cast}}<br>
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{{nbsp|4}}{{rlt|const_cast}}<br>
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{{nbsp|4}}{{rlt|reinterpret_cast}}<br>
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{{ls|cpp/language/expressions#Literals}} ({{rl|escape|Escape sequences}})<br>
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{{nbsp|4}}{{rl|bool literal|boolean}} –
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{{rl|integer literal|integer}} –
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{{rl|floating literal|floating}}<br>
 +
{{nbsp|4}}{{rl|character literal|character}} –
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{{rl|string literal|string}}<br>
 +
{{nbsp|4}}{{rlt|nullptr}} {{mark c++11}}<br>
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{{nbsp|4}}{{rl|user literal|user-defined (UDL)}} {{mark c++11}}<br>
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</div>
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'''{{rl|declarations|Declarations}}'''
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<div class="mainpagediv">
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{{rl|conflicting declarations|Conflicting declarations}}<br>
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{{rl|storage duration|Storage duration and linkage}}<br>
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{{rl|tu local|Translation-unit-local}} {{mark c++20}}<br>
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{{rl|language linkage|Language linkage}}<br>
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{{rl|namespace|Namespace declaration}}<br>
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{{rl|namespace alias|Namespace alias}}<br>
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{{rl|reference|References}} –
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{{rl|pointer|Pointers}} –
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{{rl|array|Arrays}}<br>
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{{rl|structured binding|Structured bindings}} {{mark c++17}}<br>
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{{rl|enum|Enumerations and enumerators}}<br>
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{{rl|inline|{{tt|inline}} specifier}}<br>
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{{rl|asm|Inline assembly}}<br>
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{{rl|cv|{{tt|const}}/{{tt|volatile}}}}<br>
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{{rlt|constexpr}} {{mark c++11}}<br>
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{{rlt|consteval}} {{mark c++20}}<br>
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{{rlt|constinit}} {{mark c++20}}<br>
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{{rlt|decltype}} {{mark c++11}}<br>
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{{rlt|auto}} {{mark c++11}}<br>
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{{rlt|typedef}} – {{rl|type alias|Type alias}} {{mark c++11}}<br>
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{{rl|elaborated type specifier|Elaborated type specifiers}}<br>
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{{rl|attributes|Attributes}} {{mark c++11}}<br>
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{{rlt|alignas}} {{mark c++11}}<br>
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{{rlt|static_assert}} {{mark c++11}}<br>
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</div>
  
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* {{rl|if}} executes code conditionally
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'''{{rl|initialization|Initialization}}'''
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* {{rl|switch}} executes code according to the value of an integral argument
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<div class="mainpagediv">
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{{rl|default initialization|Default-initialization}}<br>
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{{rl|value initialization|Value-initialization}}<br>
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{{rl|copy initialization|Copy-initialization}}<br>
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{{rl|direct initialization|Direct-initialization}}<br>
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{{rl|aggregate initialization|Aggregate initialization}}<br>
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{{rl|list initialization|List-initialization}} {{mark c++11}}<br>
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{{rl|reference initialization|Reference initialization}}<br>
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{{rl|initialization#Non-local variables|Static non-local initialization}}<br>
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{{nbsp|4}}{{rl|zero initialization|zero}} – {{rl|constant initialization|constant}}<br>
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{{rl|initialization#Non-local variables|Dynamic non-local initialization}}<br>
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{{nbsp|4}}{{rl|initialization#Non-local variables|ordered}} – {{rl|initialization#Non-local variables|unordered}}<br>
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{{rl|copy elision|Copy elision (RVO)}}
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</div>
  
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====Iteration statements====
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'''{{rl|functions|Functions}}'''
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<div class="mainpagediv">
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{{rl|function|Function declaration}}<br>
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{{rl|default arguments|Default arguments}}<br>
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{{rl|variadic arguments|Variadic arguments}}<br>
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{{rl|lambda|Lambda expression}} {{mark c++11}}<br>
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{{rl|overload resolution|Overload resolution}}<br>
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{{rl|operators|Operator overloading}}<br>
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{{rl|overloaded address|Address of an overload set}}<br>
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{{rl|coroutines|Coroutines}} {{mark c++20}}<br>
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</div>
  
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The same code is executed several times
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'''{{rl|statements|Statements}}'''
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<div class="mainpagediv">
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{{rlt|if}} –
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{{rlt|switch}}<br>
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{{rlt|for}} –
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{{rl|range-for|range-{{tt|for}}}} {{mark c++11}}<br>
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{{rlt|while}} – {{rl|do|{{tt|do}}-{{tt|while}}}}<br>
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{{rlt|continue}} –
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{{rlt|break}}<br>
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{{rlt|goto}} –
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{{rlt|return}}<br>
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{{rl|transactional memory|{{tt|synchronized}}/{{tt|atomic}}}} {{mark since tm ts}}<br>
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'''{{rl|classes|Classes}}'''
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{{rl|class|Class types}} –
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{{rl|union|Union types}}<br>
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{{rl|injected-class-name}}<br>
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{{rl|data members|Data members}} –
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{{rl|bit field|Bit-fields}}<br>
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{{rl|member functions|Member functions}} –
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{{rl|this|The {{tt|this}} pointer}}<br>
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{{rl|static|Static members}} –
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{{rl|nested types|Nested classes}}<br>
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{{rl|derived class|Derived class}} –
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{{rl|using declaration|{{tt|using}}-declaration}}<br>
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{{rl|ebo|Empty base optimization (EBO)}}<br>
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{{rl|virtual|Virtual function}} –
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{{rl|abstract class|Abstract class (ABC)}}<br>
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{{rlt|override}} {{mark c++11}} – {{rlt|final}} {{mark c++11}}<br>
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{{rl|access|Member access}} –
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{{rlt|friend}}<br>
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{{rl|constructor|Constructors and member initializer lists}}<br>
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{{rl|default constructor|Default constructor}} –
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{{rl|destructor|Destructor}}<br>
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{{rl|copy constructor|Copy constructor}} –
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{{rl|copy assignment|Copy assignment}}<br>
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{{rl|move constructor|Move constructor}} {{mark c++11}}<br>
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{{rl|move assignment|Move assignment}} {{mark c++11}}<br>
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{{rl|converting constructor|Converting constructor}}<br>
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{{rl|explicit|{{tt|explicit}} specifier}}<br>
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</div>
  
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* {{rl|for}} executes loop
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'''{{rl|templates|Templates}}'''
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* {{rl|range-for}} executes loop over a range {{mark since c++11}}
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<div class="mainpagediv">
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* {{rl|while}} executes loop, checking condition before each iteration
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{{rl|template parameters|Template parameters and arguments}}<br>
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* {{rl|do|do-while}} executes loop, checking condition after each iteration
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{{rl|class template|Class template}} –
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{{rl|function template|Function template}}<br>
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{{rl|variable template|Variable template}} {{mark c++14}}<br>
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{{rl|member template|Class member template}}<br>
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'''Template argument deduction'''<br>
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{{nbsp|4}}{{rl|template argument deduction|function}} –
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{{rl|class template argument deduction|class (CTAD)}} {{mark c++17}}<br>
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{{rl|template specialization|Explicit specialization}} – {{rl|partial specialization|Partial specialization}}<br>
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{{rl|parameter pack|Parameter packs}} {{mark c++11}}<br>
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{{rlt|sizeof...}} {{mark c++11}}<br>
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{{rl|fold|Fold expressions}} {{mark c++17}}<br>
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{{rl|pack_indexing|Pack indexing}} {{mark c++26}}<br>
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{{rl|dependent name|Dependent names}} –
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{{rl|sfinae|SFINAE}}<br>
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{{rl|constraints|Constraints and concepts}} {{mark c++20}}<br>
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{{rl|requires|Requires expression}} {{mark c++20}}<br>
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</div>
  
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====Jump statements====
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'''{{rl|exceptions|Exceptions}}'''
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<div class="mainpagediv">
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{{rl|try|{{tt|try}} block}}<br>
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{{rl|throw|Throwing exceptions}}<br>
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{{rl|catch|Handling exceptions}}<br>
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'''Exception specification'''<br>
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{{nbsp|4}}{{rl|noexcept spec|{{tt|noexcept}} specification}} {{mark c++11}}<br>
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{{nbsp|4}}{{rl|except spec|Dynamic specification}} {{mark tooltip|until C++17|deprecated in C++11}}<br>
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{{rl|noexcept|{{tt|noexcept}} operator}} {{mark c++11}}<br>
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</div>
  
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Continue execution at a different location
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'''Miscellaneous'''
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<div class="mainpagediv">
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{{rl|history|History of C++}}<br>
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{{rl|extending std|Extending the namespace std}}<br>
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{{rl|acronyms|Acronyms}}:
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[[cpp/ranges/cpo|CPO]],
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[[cpp/language/ndr|IFNDR]],
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[[cpp/language/ndr|NDR]],
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[[cpp/string/byte|NTBS]],<br>
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[[cpp/language/template parameters#Non-type template parameter|NTTP]],
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[[cpp/ranges#Range adaptor objects|RAO]],
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[[cpp/memory/allocator_traits/select_on_container_copy_construction|SOCCC]],
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[[cpp/language/template metaprogramming|TMP]],
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[[cpp/language/translation phases#Phase 8|TU]]
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</div>
  
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* {{rl|continue}} skips the remaining part of the enclosing loop body
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'''Idioms'''
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* {{rl|break}} terminates the enclosing loop
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<div class="mainpagediv">
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* {{rl|goto}} continues execution in another location
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{{rl|crtp|Curiously Recurring Template Pattern (CRTP)}}<br>
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* {{rl|return}} terminates execution of the enclosing function
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{{rl|pimpl|Pointer to implementation (PIMPL)}}<br>
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{{rl|raii|Resource acquisition is initialization (RAII)}}<br>
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{{rl|rule of three|Rule of three/five/zero}}<br>
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{{rl|Zero-overhead principle|Zero-overhead principle}}<br>
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</div>
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===Functions===
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===See also===
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{{dsc see c|c/language|C language constructs|nomono=true}}
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{{dsc end}}
  
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{{langlinks|ar|de|es|fr|it|ja|ko|pl|pt|ru|tr|zh}}
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* {{rl|function | function declaration}} declares a function
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* {{rl|lambda | lambda function declaration}} declares a lambda function
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* {{rl|function_template | function template}} declares a function template
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* {{rl|inline | inline specifier}} hints the compiler to insert a function's body directly into the calling code
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* {{rl|except_spec | exception specifications}} enforces the function to throw only specific exceptions or not to throw at all {{mark deprecated}}
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* {{rl|noexcept_spec | noexcept specifier}} enforces the function not to throw any exceptions {{mark since c++11}}
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===Exceptions===
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Exceptions are a more robust way to signal error condition than function return codes or global error variables
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* {{rl|throw | throw expression}} signals an error and transfers control to error handler
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* {{rl|try_catch | try-catch block}} catches exceptions originating from specific block of code
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===Namespaces===
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Namespaces provide a way to prevent name clashes in large projects
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* {{rl|namespace | namespace declaration}}
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* {{rl|namespace_alias | namespace aliases}}
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===Types===
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* {{rl|types | fundamental types}} defines basic character, integer and floating point types
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* {{rl|class | compound types}} defines types, holding several data members (essentially the same as ''class'')
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* {{rl|enum | enumeration types}} defines types, that are able to hold only one of the specified values
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* {{rl|union | union types}} defines types, that can hold data in several representations
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* {{rl|function | function types}} define function call signatures, that is the types of arguments and the return type
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* {{rl|decltype | decltype specifier}} defines a type, equivalent to the type of an expression {{mark since c++11}}
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====Specifiers====
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* {{rl|cv | cv specifiers}} specifies constness and volatility of a type
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* {{rl|storage_duration | storage duration specifiers}} specifies storage duration of a type
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* {{rl|constexpr | constexpr specifier}} specifies that the value of a variable or function can be computed at compile time {{mark since c++11}}
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* {{rl|auto | auto specifier}} specifies that the actual type shall be defined from the expression, assigned to the variable {{mark since c++11}}
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* {{rl|alignas | alignas specifier}} specifies that the storage for the variable should be aligned by specific amount {{mark since c++11}}
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====Literals====
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Literals are the tokens of a C++ program that represent constant values, embedded in the source code.
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* {{rl|integer_literal|integer literals}} are decimal, octal, or hexadecimal numbers of integer type.
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* {{rl|character_literal|character literals}} are individual characters of type {{cpp|char}}, {{cpp|char16_t}}, {{cpp|char32_t}}, or {{cpp|wchar_t}}.
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* {{rl|floating_literal|floating-point literals}} are values of type {{cpp|float}}, {{cpp|double}}, or {{cpp|long double}}
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* {{rl|string_literal|string literals}} are sequences of characters, which may be narrow, multibyte, or wide.
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* {{rl|bool_literal|boolean literals}} are values of type {{cpp|bool}}, that is {{cpp|true}} and {{cpp|false}}
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* {{rl|nullptr}} is the pointer literal which specifies a null pointer value {{mark since c++11}}
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* {{rl|user_literal|user-defined literals}} are constant values of user-specified type {{mark since c++11}}
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====Expressions====
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An expression is a sequence of operators and operands that specifies a computation. An expression can result in a value and can cause side effects.
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* {{rl|value_category|value categories}} (lvalue, rvalue, glvalue, prvalue, xvalue) classify expressions by their values.
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* {{rl|eval_order|order of evaluation}} of arguments and subexpressions specified the order in which intermediate results are obtained.
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* {{rl|operators}} allow the use of syntax commonly found in mathematics
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* {{rl|operator_precedence | operator precedence}} the order in which operators are bound to their arguments
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* {{rl|operator_alternative | alternative representations}} alternative spellings for some of the operators
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====Utilities====
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; Types
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* {{rl|typedef | typedef declaration}} creates a synonym for a type
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* {{rl|type_alias | type alias declaration}} creates a synonym for a type
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* {{rl|attributes | attributes}} defines additional information about variable {{mark since c++11}}
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; Casts
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* {{rl|implicit_cast | standard conversions}} implicit conversions from one type to another
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* {{rl|const_cast | {{tt|const_cast}} conversion}}
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* {{rl|static_cast | {{tt|static_cast}} conversion}}
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* {{rl|dynamic_cast | {{tt|dynamic_cast}} conversion}}
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* {{rl|reinterpret_cast | {{tt|reinterpret_cast}} conversion}}
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; Memory allocation
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* {{rl|new | new expression}} allocates memory dynamically
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* {{rl|delete | delete expression}} deallocates memory dynamically
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===Classes===
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* {{rl|access | access specifiers}}
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* {{rl|friend | friend specifier}} grants access privileges to private/protected parts for non-member classes or functions
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* {{rl|initializer_list | initializer lists}}
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* {{rl|virtual | virtual function specifier}} declares a virtual function
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* {{rl|as_operator | assignment operator}} replaces the contents of the object with the contents of another object
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Latest revision as of 11:11, 21 September 2024

 
C++
 
C++ language
General topics
Flow control
Conditional execution statements
if
Iteration statements (loops)
for
range-for (C++11)
Jump statements
Functions
Function declaration
Lambda function expression
inline specifier
Dynamic exception specifications (until C++17*)
noexcept specifier (C++11)
Exceptions
Namespaces
Types
Specifiers
const/volatile
decltype (C++11)
auto (C++11)
constexpr (C++11)
consteval (C++20)
constinit (C++20)
Storage duration specifiers
Initialization
Expressions
Alternative representations
Literals
Boolean - Integer - Floating-point
Character - String - nullptr (C++11)
User-defined (C++11)
Utilities
Attributes (C++11)
Types
typedef declaration
Type alias declaration (C++11)
Casts
Memory allocation
Classes
Class-specific function properties
explicit (C++11)
static

Special member functions
Templates
Miscellaneous
 

This is a reference of the core C++ language constructs.

Basic concepts

Comments
ASCII chart
Punctuation
Names and identifiers
Types – Fundamental types
Object – Scope – Lifetime
Definitions and ODR
Name lookup
    qualified – unqualified (ADL)
As-if rule
Undefined behavior (UB)
Memory – Multithread (C++11)
Character sets and encodings
Phases of translation
The main function
Modules (C++20)

Keywords

Preprocessor

#if - #ifdef - #ifndef - #elif
#elifdef - #elifndef (C++23)
#define - # - ##
#include - #pragma
#line - #error
#warning (C++23)

Expressions

Value categories
Evaluation order
Constant expressions
Operators
    assignment – arithmetic
    increment and decrement
    logical – comparison
    member access
    call, comma, ternary
    sizeof – alignof (C++11)
    new – delete – typeid
    alternative representation
Default comparisons (C++20)
Operator precedence
Conversions
    implicit – explicit
    user-defined
    Usual arithmetic conversions
    static_cast – dynamic_cast
    const_cast
    reinterpret_cast
Literals (Escape sequences)
    boolean – integer – floating
    character – string
    nullptr (C++11)
    user-defined (UDL) (C++11)

Declarations

Conflicting declarations
Storage duration and linkage
Translation-unit-local (C++20)
Language linkage
Namespace declaration
Namespace alias
References – Pointers – Arrays
Structured bindings (C++17)
Enumerations and enumerators
inline specifier
Inline assembly
const/volatile
constexpr (C++11)
consteval (C++20)
constinit (C++20)
decltype (C++11)
auto (C++11)
typedef – Type alias (C++11)
Elaborated type specifiers
Attributes (C++11)
alignas (C++11)
static_assert (C++11)

Initialization

Default-initialization
Value-initialization
Copy-initialization
Direct-initialization
Aggregate initialization
List-initialization (C++11)
Reference initialization
Static non-local initialization
    zero – constant
Dynamic non-local initialization
    ordered – unordered
Copy elision (RVO)

Functions

Function declaration
Default arguments
Variadic arguments
Lambda expression (C++11)
Overload resolution
Operator overloading
Address of an overload set
Coroutines (C++20)

Statements

if – switch
for – range-for (C++11)
while – do-while
continue – break
goto – return
synchronized/atomic (TM TS)

Classes

Class types – Union types
injected-class-name
Data members – Bit-fields
Member functions – The this pointer
Static members – Nested classes
Derived class – using-declaration
Empty base optimization (EBO)
Virtual function – Abstract class (ABC)
override (C++11) – final (C++11)
Member access – friend
Constructors and member initializer lists
Default constructor – Destructor
Copy constructor – Copy assignment
Move constructor (C++11)
Move assignment (C++11)
Converting constructor
explicit specifier

Templates

Template parameters and arguments
Class template – Function template
Variable template (C++14)
Class member template
Template argument deduction
    function – class (CTAD) (C++17)
Explicit specialization – Partial specialization
Parameter packs (C++11)
sizeof... (C++11)
Fold expressions (C++17)
Pack indexing (C++26)
Dependent names – SFINAE
Constraints and concepts (C++20)
Requires expression (C++20)

Exceptions

try block
Throwing exceptions
Handling exceptions
Exception specification
    noexcept specification (C++11)
    Dynamic specification (until C++17*)
noexcept operator (C++11)

Miscellaneous

History of C++
Extending the namespace std
Acronyms: CPO, IFNDR, NDR, NTBS,
NTTP, RAO, SOCCC, TMP, TU

Idioms

Curiously Recurring Template Pattern (CRTP)
Pointer to implementation (PIMPL)
Resource acquisition is initialization (RAII)
Rule of three/five/zero
Zero-overhead principle

[edit] See also

C documentation for C language constructs
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