wrapper classes (c++)

[dunno]

what is this? i've heard it before.

is this when you make a class that all it does is call a group of old c functions with it's methods?

[nanode]

"Wrapper" is pretty ambiguous. Typically a wrapper class is something that encapsulates a lot of low level functionality into a single, accessible class.

[Stuka]

Like nanode said, 'wrapper' is pretty ambiguous. A wrapper class usually either:
1) Hides something (like low-level stuff), or
2) Alters the interface to an existing class (so you can use it w/another existing class).

[Sterling]

I think I've also heard wrapper used to describe classes that a number of other classes get parented to, so that they all inherit a number of common functions and can be bounced around in an array or vector. Kind of like Java interfaces.