Microsoft Excel is designed to alert users whenever a circular reference is causing problems. Folks who are unable to spot the error can take full advantage of the ...

(1) A programming conflict whereby the operation of each of two routines requires the result from the other routine. See recursion. (2) In a spreadsheet, a conflict in which the formula computes the ...

// person.h #ifndef PERSON_H_ #define PERSON_H_ #include <string> #include <memory> #include "circular_ptr.h" using namespace std; class person { friend circular_ptr ...

Enable the Auto-Calculate option. Disable Show Formula option. Check the cell format. Check if the formula is entered correctly. Check for Circular References in the spreadsheet. If the spreadsheet ...

In both .NET and Java, the garbage collector is smart enough to detect and release circular references. Dealing with circular references in C++ isn't as simple. In the first installment of this series ...