Chapter 13. Unusual Data Types

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Contents

• Structures page 319

• Pointers page 323

• Global Data page 335

Related Topics

• Fundamental data types: Chapter 12

• Defensive programming: Chapter 8

• Unusual control structures: Chapter 17

• Complexity in software development: Section 5.2

Some languages support exotic kinds of data in addition to the data types discussed in Chapter 12, "Fundamental Data Types." Section 13.1 describes when you might still use structures rather than classes in some circumstances. Section 13.2 describes the ins and outs of using pointers. If you've ever encountered problems associated with using global data, Section 13.3 explains how to avoid such difficulties. If you think the data types described in this chapter are not the types you normally read about in modern object-oriented programming books, you're right. That's why the chapter is called "Unusual Data Types."