Is C++ CLI a superset of C++?

Asked 2008-10-07T18:10:03.400

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Would a C++ CLI compiler be able to compile some large sets of C++ classes without modifications?

Is C++ CLI a superset of C++?

c++ c++-cli clr

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Page 3 of Marcus Heege's book 'Expert C++/CLI.NET for Visual C++ Programmers' states:

C++/CLI is a set of extensions made to the C++ language to benefit from the services that an implementation of the CLI offers.

And further down the same page:

C++/CLI is a superset of the C++ language.

His excellent book is available for free from here.

answered 2009-05-19T05:02:26.637

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