Ch05_CppMangledNames.c File Reference

Cookbook Chapter 5: Calling C++ Mangled Names. More...

#include <infix/infix.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

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int	main ()

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const char *	LIB_NAME = "./libmyclass.so"

Detailed Description

Cookbook Chapter 5: Calling C++ Mangled Names.

This example demonstrates the advanced and fragile technique of manually replicating the C++ new and delete operators from C.

This is a two-step process:

1. new: First, allocate raw memory (malloc), then call the constructor on that memory with its mangled name.
2. delete: First, call the destructor with its mangled name, then free the raw memory (free).

Warning

This technique is shown for educational purposes. It is not robust because it depends on compiler-specific name mangling. The strongly recommended best practice is to use extern "C" factory functions (create_object/destroy_object) to hide this complexity.

Function Documentation

main()

int main

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void

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Variable Documentation

LIB_NAME

const char* LIB_NAME = "./libmyclass.so"