lass="title"><a id="idp51656168"></a>C++</h3>
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        <p>The C++ classes provide a thin wrapper around the C API, with the major
advantages being improved encapsulation and an optional exception
mechanism for errors.  C++ applications use a single include file:</p>
        <pre class="programlisting">#include &lt;db_cxx.h&gt;</pre>
        <p>The classes and methods are named in a fashion that directly corresponds
to structures and functions in the C interf