From -72879496532148673 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f78e5,7317cd62b805354f X-Google-Attributes: gidf78e5,public From: jcoffin@taeus.com (Jerry Coffin) Subject: Re: What's POD? Was: size of empty class? Date: 1999/06/07 Message-ID: #1/1 X-Deja-AN: 486712632 X-NNTP-Posting-Host: cf.cd.d6.f7 Approved: stephen.clamage@sun.com (comp.std.c++) References: <375609F3.1B7189E5@spots.ab.ca> <7j8r96$fqj$1@nnrp1.deja.com> <7j8v2k$l95$1@uuneo.neosoft.com> <375B4F0E.275FC699@spots.ab.ca> X-UID: 0000000001 X-Server-Date: 7 Jun 1999 07:41:59 GMT X-Status: $$$T Organization: TAEUS Newsgroups: comp.std.c++ Originator: clamage@taumet In article <375B4F0E.275FC699@spots.ab.ca>, fysx@spots.ab.ca says... > What does POD stand for? It stands for "Plain Old Data" -- it's a struct or class that basically fits the C rules for what you can put into a struct. It can't contain virtual member functions, a constructor or destructor, etc. [ comp.std.c++ is moderated. To submit articles, try just posting with ] [ your news-reader. If that fails, use mailto:std-c++@ncar.ucar.edu ] [ --- Please see the FAQ before posting. --- ] [ FAQ: http://reality.sgi.com/austern_mti/std-c++/faq.html ]