C++ Primer Plus, 6th edition

C++ Primer Plus, Sixth Edition New C++11 Coverage C++ Primer Plus is a carefully crafted, complete tutorial on one of the most significant and widely used programming languages today. An accessible and easy-to-use self-study guide, this book is appropriate for both serious students of programming as well as developers already proficient in other languages. The sixth edition of C++ Primer Plus has been updated and expanded to cover the latest developments in C++, including a detailed look at the new C++11 standard. Author and educator Stephen Prata has created an introduction to C++ that is instructive, clear, and insightful. Fundamental programming concepts are explained along with details of the C++ language. Many short, practical examples illustrate just one or two concepts at a time, encouraging readers to master new topics by immediately putting them to use. Review questions and programming exercises at the end of each chapter help readers zero in on the most critical information and digest the most difficult concepts. In C++ Primer Plus, you’ll find depth, breadth, and a variety of teaching techniques and tools to enhance your learning: A new detailed chapter on the changes and additional capabilities introduced in the C++11 standard Complete, integrated discussion of both basic C language and additional C++ features Clear guidance about when and why to use a feature Hands-on learning with concise and simple examples that develop your understanding a concept or two at a time Hundreds of practical sample programs Review questions and programming exercises at the end of each chapter to test your understanding Coverage of generic C++ gives you the greatest possible flexibility Teaches the ISO standard, including discussions of templates, the Standard Template Library, the string class, exceptions, RTTI, and namespaces Table of Contents 1: Getting Started with C++ 2: Setting Out to C++ 3: Dealing with Data 4: Compound Types 5: Loops and Relational Expressions 6: Branching Statements and Logical Operators 7: Functions: C++’s Programming Modules 8: Adventures in Functions 9: Memory Models and Namespaces 10: Objects and Classes 11: Working with Classes 12: Classes and Dynamic Memory Allocation 13: Class Inheritance 14: Reusing Code in C++ 15: Friends, Exceptions, and More 16: The string Class and the Standard Template Library 17: Input, Output, and Files 18: The New C++11 Standard A Number Bases B C++ Reserved Words C The ASCII Character Set D Operator Precedence E Other Operators F The stringTemplate Class G The Standard Template Library Methods and Functions H Selected Readings and Internet Resources I Converting to ISO Standard C++ J Answers to Chapter Reviews Machine generated contents note: 1.Getting Started with C++ -- Learning C++: What Lies Before You -- The Origins of C++: A Little History -- Portability and Standards -- The Mechanics of Creating a Program -- Summary -- 2.Setting Out to C++ -- C++ Initiation -- C++ Statements -- More C++ Statements -- Functions -- Summary -- Chapter Review -- Programming Exercises -- 3.Dealing with Data -- Simple Variables -- The const Qualifier -- Floating-Point Numbers -- C++ Arithmetic Operators -- Summary -- Chapter Review -- Programming Exercises -- 4.Compound Types -- Introducing Arrays -- Strings -- Introducing the string Class -- Introducing Structures -- Unions -- Enumerations -- Pointers and the Free Store -- Pointers, Arrays, and Pointer Arithmetic -- Combinations of Types -- Array Alternatives -- Summary -- Chapter Review -- Programming Exercises -- 5.Loops and Relational Expressions -- Introducing for Loops -- The while Loop -- The do while Loop -- The Range-Based for Loop (C++11) -- Loops and Text Input -- Nested Loops and Two-Dimensional Arrays -- Summary -- Chapter Review -- Programming Exercises -- 6.Branching Statements and Logical Operators -- The if Statement -- Logical Expressions -- The cctype Library of Character Functions -- The?: Operator -- The switch Statement -- The break and continue Statements -- Number-Reading Loops -- Simple File Input/Output -- Summary -- Chapter Review -- Programming Exercises -- 7.Functions: C++'s Programming Modules -- Function Review -- Function Arguments and Passing by Value -- Functions and Arrays -- Functions and Two-Dimensional Arrays -- Functions and C-Style Strings -- Functions and Structures -- Functions and string Class Objects -- Functions and array Objects -- Recursion -- Pointers to Functions -- Summary -- Chapter Review -- Programming Exercises -- 8.Adventures In Functions -- C++ Inline Functions -- Reference Variables -- Default Arguments -- Function Overloading -- Function Templates -- Summary -- Chapter Review -- Programming Exercises -- 9.Memory Models and Namespaces -- Separate Compilation -- Storage Duration, Scope, and Linkage -- Namespaces -- Summary -- Chapter Review -- Programming Exercises -- 10.Objects and Classes -- Procedural and Object-Oriented Programming -- Abstraction and Classes -- Class Constructors and Destructors -- Knowing Your Objects: The this Pointer -- An Array of Objects -- Class Scope -- Abstract Data Types -- Summary -- Chapter Review -- Programming Exercises -- 11.Working with Classes -- Operator Overloading -- Time on Our Hands: Developing an Operator Overloading Example -- Introducing Friends -- Overloaded Operators: Member Versus Nonmember Functions -- More Overloading: A Vector Class -- Automatic Conversions and Type Casts for Classes -- Summary -- Chapter Review -- Programming Exercises -- 12.Classes and Dynamic Memory Allocation -- Dynamic Memory and Classes -- The New, Improved string Class -- Things to Remember When Using new in Constructors -- Observations About Returning Objects -- Using Pointers to Objects -- Reviewing Techniques -- A Queue Simulation -- Summary -- Chapter Review -- Programming Exercises -- 13.Class Inheritance -- Beginning with a Simple Base Class -- Inheritance: An Is-a Relationship -- Polymorphic Public Inheritance -- Static and Dynamic Binding -- Access Control: protected -- Abstract Base Classes -- Inheritance and Dynamic Memory Allocation -- Class Design Review -- Summary -- Chapter Review -- Programming Exercises -- 14.Reusing Code in C++ -- Classes with Object Members -- Private Inheritance -- Multiple Inheritance -- Class Templates -- Summary -- Chapter Review -- Programming Exercises -- 15.Friends, Exceptions, and More -- Friends -- Nested Classes -- Exceptions -- Runtime Type Identification -- Type Cast Operators -- Summary -- Chapter Review -- Programming Exercises -- 16.The string Class and the Standard Template Library -- The string Class -- Smart Pointer Template Classes -- The Standard Template Library -- Generic Programming -- Function Objects (A.K.A. Functors) -- Algorithms -- Other Libraries -- Summary -- Chapter Review -- Programming Exercises -- 17.Input, Output, and Files -- An Overview of C++ Input and Output -- Output with cout -- Input with cin -- File Input and Output -- Incore Formatting -- Summary -- Chapter Review -- Programming Exercises -- 18.Visiting with the New C++ Standard -- C++11 Features Revisited -- Move Semantics and the Rvalue Reference -- New Class Features -- Lambda Functions -- Wrappers -- Variadic Templates -- More C++11 Features -- Language Change -- What Now? -- Summary -- Chapter Review -- Programming Exercises -- Appendixes -- A.Number Bases -- B.C++ Reserved Words -- C.The ASCII Character Set -- D.Operator Precedence -- E.Other Operators -- F.The string Template Class -- G.The Standard Template Library Methods and Functions -- H.Selected Readings and Internet Resources -- I.Converting to ISO Standard C++ -- J.Answers to Chapter Reviews

C++ Primer Plus, Sixth Edition

New C++11 Coverage

C++ Primer Plus is a carefully crafted, complete tutorial on one of the most significant and widely used programming languages today. An accessible and easy-to-use self-study guide, this book is appropriate for both serious students of programming as well as developers already proficient in other languages.

The sixth edition of C++ Primer Plus has been updated and expanded to cover the latest developments in C++, including a detailed look at the new C++11 standard.

Author and educator Stephen Prata has created an introduction to C++ that is instructive, clear, and insightful. Fundamental programming concepts are explained along with details of the C++ language. Many short, practical examples illustrate just one or two concepts at a time, encouraging readers to master new topics by immediately putting them to use.

Review questions and programming exercises at the end of each chapter help readers zero in on the most critical information and digest the most difficult concepts.

In C++ Primer Plus, you’ll find depth, breadth, and a variety of teaching techniques and tools to enhance your learning:

• A new detailed chapter on the changes and additional capabilities introduced in the C++11 standard
• Complete, integrated discussion of both basic C language and additional C++ features
• Clear guidance about when and why to use a feature
• Hands-on learning with concise and simple examples that develop your understanding a concept or two at a time
• Hundreds of practical sample programs
• Review questions and programming exercises at the end of each chapter to test your understanding
• Coverage of generic C++ gives you the greatest possible flexibility
• Teaches the ISO standard, including discussions of templates, the Standard Template Library, the string class, exceptions, RTTI, and namespaces

C++ Primer Plus is an approachable yet technically rigorous guide to C++ for programmers new to the language. This new edition updates it with the most important features added to the C++11 standard, while keeping the style and approach which have made the previous editions so popular. It contains extensive new code samples and exercises, for both classroom use and self-study. - Publisher