[Uml-devel] [Bug 60452] missing keywords for declaring operations and variables

[Michael Dean]

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------- Additional Comments From mtdean at hotmail.com  2003-07-04 22:45 -------
virtual is for poly-morphism, as I'm sure you're all aware.

const  can be used more than one might realize:

const Object * pointer;        // points to const object
Object * const pointer;        // const pointer
const Object * const pointer;  // const pointer to const object

volatile       // C++'s recognition of threads; tells compiler not to cache
               // the volatile data type's value, to prevent thread A from
               // reading an obsolete value (the value it was before it was
               // changed by thread B, but hasn't yet been written back to
               // the cached area of memory yet).  Keeps the value in physical
               // memory instead of caching it in a register

register       // for optimization; tells compiler this variable is to be used
               // often, keep it in a register.  If overused, can actually
               // degrade performance, but if used thoughtfully, can help
performance

implicit       // default for functions; opposite of explicit; rarely used

explicit       // tells the compiler that, say, a user defined type conversion
               // must be explicitly called upon:
MyInt b;
int a = MyInt( b );
// instead of
int a = b;     // implicit conversion form

friend         // allows a friend class to access its "friend's" classes members
inline         // optimization I'm sure you all know
unsigned       // again, obvious

Just thought I'd fill you in on the blanks for whichever ones you didn't know.
Thanks for assigning this.