Need some example of C++ chat application
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Hello all, I need to write some application in C++ that act like some chat application.:confused: When client connect to the server - the server need to open new thread for the connection. My main problem is the communication issue ... i don't know a lot about communication programming in C++ and i need to learn how to do it (specially the issue of open thread). I looking in Google and i don't find anything.:mad: Thanks for any help. :rose::cool::)
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Hello all, I need to write some application in C++ that act like some chat application.:confused: When client connect to the server - the server need to open new thread for the connection. My main problem is the communication issue ... i don't know a lot about communication programming in C++ and i need to learn how to do it (specially the issue of open thread). I looking in Google and i don't find anything.:mad: Thanks for any help. :rose::cool::)
Why not look at some Java examples? Java is VERY similar to C++. You can probably find classes in VC++ that mimic very closely the classes you'll see in Java.
John P.
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Hello all, I need to write some application in C++ that act like some chat application.:confused: When client connect to the server - the server need to open new thread for the connection. My main problem is the communication issue ... i don't know a lot about communication programming in C++ and i need to learn how to do it (specially the issue of open thread). I looking in Google and i don't find anything.:mad: Thanks for any help. :rose::cool::)
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Why not look at some Java examples? Java is VERY similar to C++. You can probably find classes in VC++ that mimic very closely the classes you'll see in Java.
John P.
jparken wrote:
Why not look at some Java examples?
I wouldn't even tell an experienced C++ programmer to do this, much less a self-proclaimed beginner. It is easy to have a C++ programmer generate a Java program using C++ as a template, but not the other way around.
jparken wrote:
Java is VERY similar to C++.
Java is very different from C++ in the areas of socket programming and threads. On top of that, both of those areas are OS dependent in C++, whereas Java *tries* to have a standard way for both. To the OP ... this article should get you started.
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Why not look at some Java examples? Java is VERY similar to C++. You can probably find classes in VC++ that mimic very closely the classes you'll see in Java.
John P.
jparken wrote:
Java is VERY similar to C++.
Only in syntax.
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jparken wrote:
Why not look at some Java examples?
I wouldn't even tell an experienced C++ programmer to do this, much less a self-proclaimed beginner. It is easy to have a C++ programmer generate a Java program using C++ as a template, but not the other way around.
jparken wrote:
Java is VERY similar to C++.
Java is very different from C++ in the areas of socket programming and threads. On top of that, both of those areas are OS dependent in C++, whereas Java *tries* to have a standard way for both. To the OP ... this article should get you started.
If you decide to become a software engineer, you are signing up to have a 1/2" piece of silicon tell you exactly how stupid you really are for 8 hours a day, 5 days a week Zac
I'll say this --- it will be much easier for a beginner to use Java for "chat" than C++ any day! The Java IDEs (which are free) put VC++ to shame (at least for VC++ 6.0). And there are numerous books that show you "how to" exactly do something --- unlike the Microsoft stuff that never quite tell you everything you need to know about how to solve a problem. For ease of use, I'll take Java any day of the week!
John P.
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I'll say this --- it will be much easier for a beginner to use Java for "chat" than C++ any day! The Java IDEs (which are free) put VC++ to shame (at least for VC++ 6.0). And there are numerous books that show you "how to" exactly do something --- unlike the Microsoft stuff that never quite tell you everything you need to know about how to solve a problem. For ease of use, I'll take Java any day of the week!
John P.
I can argue back on that, but that wasn't the point I was making with my comment. Trying to look at Java code and derive what you would need to do in C++ is not an easy task, and definately should not be recommended to someone who states they are a beginner. As to your off-topic points: VC++ (even VC6) was FAR superior to any of the Java IDEs (even the most modern ones) when it comes to certain important features (e.g. debugging). Yes, many of the Java IDE's look prettier and will try to type for you, but more often than not, those things get in the way of development instead of doing what an IDE should do (e.g. help the developer). Granted, there are some things the Java IDEs do better, but as a user of both, I prefer VC over Eclipse or NetBeans anyday. In fact, there are times when Eclipse annoys me so much that I write my Java code using a text editor. As for books, there are just as many C++ books published (actually more) as there are Java books. Granted, not all of them are terribly useful for beginners, but that can be said for the Java books as well. Say what you want about Microsoft ... but MSDN (even with its minor hickups) is still FAR more useful than Sun's javadocs which are great at telling you how to call a function, but almost never tell you how to use it.
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Hello all, I need to write some application in C++ that act like some chat application.:confused: When client connect to the server - the server need to open new thread for the connection. My main problem is the communication issue ... i don't know a lot about communication programming in C++ and i need to learn how to do it (specially the issue of open thread). I looking in Google and i don't find anything.:mad: Thanks for any help. :rose::cool::)
Yanshof wrote:
y main problem is the communication issue ... i don't know a lot about communication programming in C++ and i need to learn how to do it (specially the issue of open thread).
http://www.codeproject.com/internet/winsockintro03.asp[^]
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Hello all, I need to write some application in C++ that act like some chat application.:confused: When client connect to the server - the server need to open new thread for the connection. My main problem is the communication issue ... i don't know a lot about communication programming in C++ and i need to learn how to do it (specially the issue of open thread). I looking in Google and i don't find anything.:mad: Thanks for any help. :rose::cool::)