C++ Demystified(c) A Self-Teaching Guide
- Table of Contents
- BackCover
- C Demystified
- Introduction
- Who Should Read this Book
- What this Book Covers
- How to Read this Book
- Special Features
- Contacting the Author
- Chapter 1: How a C Program Works
- What Is a Computer Program?
- What Is a Programming Language?
- Anatomy of a C Program
- Translating the Code for the Computer
- Using an IDE to Create and Run the Hello World Project
- Summary
- Quiz
- Chapter 2: Memory and Data Types
- Memory
- Data Types
- Project: Determining the Size of Data Types
- Summary
- Quiz
- Chapter 3: Variables
- Declaring Variables
- Assigning Values to Variables
- Summary
- Quiz
- Chapter 4: Arithmetic Operators
- Arithmetic Operators
- The Change Machine Project
- Summary
- Quiz
- Chapter 5: Making Decisions: if and switch Statements
- Relational Operators
- Flowcharting
- The if Statement
- The if else Statement
- The if else if else Statement
- The switch Statement
- Summary
- Quiz
- Chapter 6: Nested if Statements and Logical Operators
- Nested if Statements
- Logical Operators
- Using the switch Statement with Logical Operators
- Summary
- Quiz
- Chapter 7: The For Loop
- Increment and Decrement Operators
- The For Loop
- Summary
- Quiz
- Chapter 8: While and Do While Loops
- The While Loop
- The Do While Loop
- Summary
- Quiz
- Chapter 9: Functions
- Defining and Calling a Function
- Variable Scope and Lifetime
- Sending Information to a Function
- Returning a Value from a Function
- Summary
- Quiz
- Chapter 10: Arrays
- Declaring an Array
- Initialization
- Assigning and Displaying Array Values
- Passing Arrays as Function Arguments
- Summary
- Quiz
- Chapter 11: What s the Address? Pointers
- Declaring a Pointer
- Assigning a Value to a Pointer
- Indirection Operator and Dereferencing
- The Pointer as a Variable or a Constant
- Pointer Arithmetic
- Pointers as Function Arguments
- Dynamic Memory Allocation
- Returning Pointers from Functions
- Summary
- Quiz
- Chapter 12: Character, C-String, and C String Class Functions
- Reading a Character
- Useful Character Functions
- Useful C-String and C String Functions
- Summary
- Quiz
- Chapter 13: Persistent Data: File Input and Output
- Text vs. Binary Files
- The fstream Standard Library
- The File Access Life Cycle
- Opening a File
- Closing a File
- Writing to a File
- Reading from a File
- File Stream Objects as Function Arguments
- Summary
- Quiz
- Chapter 14: The Road Ahead: Structures and Classes
- Your Reasons for Reading This Book?
- Object-Oriented Programming
- Structures
- Classes
- Summary
- Quiz
- Final Exam
- Answers to Quizzes and Final Exam
- Chapter 2
- Chapter 3
- Chapter 4
- Chapter 5
- Chapter 6
- Chapter 7
- Chapter 8
- Chapter 9
- Chapter 10
- Chapter 11
- Chapter 12
- Chapter 13
- Chapter 14
- Final Exam
- Index
- Index_A
- Index_B
- Index_C
- Index_D
- Index_E
- Index_F
- Index_G
- Index_H
- Index_I
- Index_K
- Index_L
- Index_M
- Index_N
- Index_O
- Index_P
- Index_R
- Index_S
- Index_T
- Index_U
- Index_V
- Index_W
- List of Figures
- List of Tables