Helper Functions

A helper function-such as bFileExists-is an obvious start for your template's library, but so too are the less obvious ones such as ExtractFileName, ExtractPathName, and AppendSlash. At first you might find it hard to think of helper functions to write. You should be able to find a good selection by looking through existing applications. I'm sure you will find many more candidates this way. Looking through existing applications can also help you to identify code that is duplicated between applications and therefore might warrant inclusion. Another way of identifying code for your template is to use a code analyzer on a few of your existing applications. This will help you to identify the routines that are receiving the greatest number of hits, and therefore may prove more useful in template code where you can more easily optimize them.

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