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Table of Contents
Reference counting of pointers to classes used across methods 74
Managing pointers to arrays that do not leave scope 77
Reference counting pointers to arrays used across methods 79
Storing any functional objects in a variable 82
Passing a function pointer in a variable 85
Passing C++11 lambda functions in a variable 86
Containers of pointers 88
Doing something at scope exit 91
Initializing the base class by a member of the derived class 93
Chapter 4: Compile-time Tricks 97
Introduction 97
Checking sizes at compile time 98
Enabling the usage of templated functions for integral types 102
Disabling templated functions' usage for real types 106
Creating a type from number 108
Implementing a type trait 111
Selecting an optimal operator for a template parameter 113
Getting a type of expression in C++03 116
Chapter 5: Multithreading 121
Introduction 121
Creating an execution thread 122
Syncing access to a common resource 126
Fast access to common resource using atomics 131
Creating a work_queue class 134
Multiple-readers-single-writer lock 138
Creating variables that are unique per thread 141
Interrupting a thread 144
Manipulating a group of threads 146
Chapter 6: Manipulating Tasks 149
Introduction 149
Registering a task for processing an arbitrary datatype 150
Making timers and processing timer events as tasks 154
Network communication as a task 157
Accepting incoming connections 164
Executing different tasks in parallel 169
Conveyor tasks processing 171
Making a nonblocking barrier 176
Storing an exception and making a task from it 181
Getting and processing system signals as tasks 185
