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#include <stdlib.h> typedef struct _Person { char *name; int age; } Person; int main() { p = (Person *) malloc(sizeof(Person)); p >age = !"; return #; }
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/* person.h */ typedef struct _Person { char *name; int age; } Person; Person * person_create(); $oid person_destro%( Person *p ); $oid person_set_name( Person *p& const char *name ); $oid person_set_age( Person *p& int age ); #endi'
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int main() { Person *p; p = person_create(); person_set_age(p& !#); person_destro%(p); return #; }

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int main() { Person *p; p = person_create(); person_set_age(p& !#); return #; }

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int main() { Person *p;

p = person_create(); person_set_age(p, 30);

return #; }

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person_set_age(p, 30);

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int main() { Person *p;

p = person_create(); person_set_age(p, 30);

return #; }

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Des3ro"ing o%2ec3s
int main() { Person p;

person_init(&p); person_set_age(&p, 30);

return #; }

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typedef struct _Person { char *name; int age; } Person; typedef struct _(mplo%ee { Person *person; int salar%; } (mplo%ee;

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person_set_age(e, 30); person_set_age(e->person, 30);

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class (ngine; class -ar { pu"lic* (ngine * engine(); pri#ate* (ngine *_engine; }; (ngine * -ar**engine() { return _engine; }

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class .hape { pu"lic* $oid dra+(); $oid erase(); $oid mo$e(); -olor get-olor(); $oid set-olor( -olor color ); }; class -ircle * pu"lic .hape { pu"lic* // has all Shape interface int radio(); };

.hape *a = ne$ .hape()* .hape *b = ne$ .hape(); -ircle *c = ne$ -ircle(); a c c b >dra+(); >dra+(); >radio(); >radio();

b = a; // 01 b = c; // 01 c = a; // +rong2

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class -ircle * pu"lic .hape { // overrides Shape's #irtual dra+(); }; .hape *a; .hape *b; -ircle *c; ...
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class .hape { $oid dra+(); }; $oid .hape**dra+(); { // blah } class .hape { $oid dra+() { // blah } };

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typedef int -olor; class .hape { pu"lic* .hape(); .hape( -olor c ); pri#ate* -olor _color; }; .hape s; .hape s(,#); s.dra+(); .hape**.hape() * _color(#) { // do more st&ff here } .hape**.hape( -olor c ) * _color(c) { // more st&ff here } .hape *s = ne$ .hape(); .hape *s = ne$ .hape(,#); s >dra+();

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class .hape { pu"lic* int color() const { return _color; } $oid set-olor( int c ) { _color = c; } pri#ate* int _color; };
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class .hape { pu"lic* int color() const* $oid set-olor( int c = # /* blac6 */ ); pri#ate* int _color; }; $oid .hape**set-olor( int c ) { ... } s >set-olor(7); s >set-olor();

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