dplescia wrote: > I have recently started reading a book, in an attempt to learn C++. So > far, so good; but I do have one question that I can't seem to find an > answer to. I am using Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 to work through the > examples, and I am looking for a way to explore the members of the > classes in something like cout. I notice that when I type "cout." VS > gives me a drop down box with several choices of members to pick. What I > am looking for is a utility that would allow me to explore the various > members of a given class. There is a 'Class View' window, but it seems > to only allow exploration of functions, macros, and constants that are > unique to the project. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
The dropdown box that you see is called "Intellisense". I personally recommend using VS 2008 - Intellisense continues to be significantly improved over its predecessors. (It still lacks some of the elegance of Visual Assist X, but for beginners, VAX is overkill). To view the source code, you should be able to right-click on a function and select "Go to definition". That should at least jump to the prototype and possibly the source code for that function. -- Thomas Hruska CubicleSoft President Ph: 517-803-4197 *NEW* MyTaskFocus 1.1 Get on task. Stay on task. http://www.CubicleSoft.com/MyTaskFocus/
