C++ Primer Plus

The first and second editions of The Waite Group's C++ Primer Plus are classics that have sold over 75,000 copies and introduced thousands of users to C++. This new edition includes coverage of the Standard Template Library, one of the most significant additions to C++ since the second edition and a topic C++ programmers will have to master to be competitive in the C++ market. All the listings and examples have been revised to use the new std namespace and in some of the more difficult areas, such as inheritance, the examples have been made more lucid and straight-forward. We've also enhanced coverage of the latest object-oriented programming techniques such as UML, CRC cards and design patterns. The C++ Primer Plus, Third edition teaches C++ from the ground up, walking beginners through the basics of object-oriented programming while covering the essential elements of C++ such as loops, expressions, functions, classes, etc. TWG's C++ Primer Plus, Third edition makes understanding and experimenting with important object-oriented programming concepts like classes, inheritance, templates and exceptions both interesting and manageable. It shows how to handle input and output, make programs perform repetitive tasks, manipulate data, hide information, use functions, and build flexible, easily modifiable programs. The friendly tone, concise programs, end-of-chapter review exercises, and plentiful illustrations will have the reader writing his own programs in no time.

Table of contents

Chapter 1: Getting Started

Chapter 2: Setting Out to C++

Chapter 3: Dealing with Data

Chapter 4: Derived Types

Chapter 5: Loops and Relational Expressions

Chapter 6: Branching Statements and Logical Operators

Chapter 7: Functions-C++'s Programming Modules

Chapter 8: Adventures in Functions

Chapter 9: Objects and Classes

Chapter 10: Working with Classes

Chapter 11: Classes and Dynamic Memory Allocation

Chapter 12: Class Inheritance

Chapter 13: Reusing Code in C++

Chapter 14: Friends, Exceptions, and More

Chapter 15: The string Class and the Standard
Template Library

Chapter 16: Input, Output, and Files

Appendix A: Number Bases

Appendix B: C++ Keywords

Appendix C: The ASCII Character

Appendix D: Operator Precedence

Appendix E: Other Operators

Appendix F: The string Template

Appendix G: The STL Methods and Functions

Appendix H: Selected Readings

Appendix I: Converting to ANSI

Appendix J: Answers to Review Questions

Index