Hi everybody!

I am looking for a software to aid me in C++ programming.. I am a beginner and wondering if there is a software in which I can make searches for keywords or function names etc., and it will show me how they are used?

of course there are similar online stuff like this:
http://www.cppreference.com/wiki/

So would be great if you could suggest any application?

MSDN C++ tutorial is pretty good.

But that is also online right?

MSDN c++ tutorial is online. Or, at least, was in, say, 2004.

So no application software for the purpose I believe.. Anyway thanks for the suggestion

I've never actually heard of an application like this. Why build one, when there are already a ton of reference manuals available online? And, anyway, your browser is an application like any other.. plus it has the ability to show you any (online) reference manual you want!

I've seen, unfortunately from MS which came together with visual studio but was not a separate software.. Used it like 6 years ago, found it quite handy.. I could use it while being offline either..
So thought it would be nice if there was an open source equivalent

Yes, well, that's the MS paradigm for you: be all things to all people. Create a giant monstrosity of software and have it do everything, including your dishes

The UNIX philosophy is "do one thing & do it well". It means you need to use more pieces of software to complete the same tasks, but each of those pieces is significantly less complex than a giant monstrosity like you might find in the MS world.

So you're unlikely to find an open source replacement for visual studio. But you will find lots of software that achieves the same thing. Plus, since each task is performed by a different piece of software, you get to mix and match and use exactly what you want.

Ohh sorry I couldn't express myself clearly I am no interested in visual studio nor do i like it, what I wanted to have was something like that piece of software(like a tutorial) that came bundled with visualstudio.. Actually I am trying to learn and use Emacs with ECB in my project right now..

Soo that kind of software would also fit in the UNIX philosophy which is just for one duty, being a tutorial
Anyway thanks for the ideas, who knows maybe i might build that application someday ;P

Ahh, that makes more sense

Good luck with emacs.. I don't know it at all, but I'm sure there are a some plugins available that do what you're looking for. If emacs doesn't suit you, you could also try vim (which I swear by). I've never looked for plugins like this, but I'm sure there is something available.

Hey look what I found for emacs, you were right
http://taesoo.org/Opensource/CClookup

Haven't tried yet but I think that will do!
Thanks for helping