C++ from the Ground Up, Third Edition

Overview

This excellent primer provides a plethora of C++ programming information for beginning to intermediate users on topics like classes, objects, expressions, arrays, pointers. Plus, it also covers advanced topics like inheritance, namespaces, STL, custom string class, and the Standard C++ Class Library. For users of all levels, this guide teaches with examples of source code and a thorough display of the results.

Table of contents

1: The Story of C++
2: An Overview of C++
3: The Basic Data Types
4: Program Control Statements
5: Arrays and Strings
6: Pointers
7: Functions, Part One: The Fundamentals
8: Functions, Part Two: References, Overloading, and Default Arguments
9: More Data Types and Operators
10: Structures and Unions
11: Introducing the Class
12: A Closer Look at Classes
13: Operator Overloading
14: Inheritance
15: Virtual Functions and Polymorphism
16: Templates
17: Exception Handling
18: The C++ I/O System
19: Run-Time Type ID and the Casting Operators
20: Namespaces and Other Advanced Topics
21: Introducing the Standard Template Library
22: The C++ Preprocessor

A: C-Based I/O
B: Working with an Older C++ Compiler
C: The .NET Managed Extensions to C++

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Your Fast-Paced Guide to C++ Success!
No one teaches C++ better than Herb Schildt. That's why his books are the choice of millions worldwide. Now you, too, can quickly master C++ using his proven method. In this fully updated new edition, Herb explains the C++ language, from its fundamentals to its most advanced features. You'll start with an overview of C++ and the general form of a C++ program. You'll then learn essentials such as control statements, operators, variables, classes, and objects. Then it's on to exceptions, templates, namespaces, run-time type ID, and the Standard Template Library (STL). There is even a synopsis of the extended keywords used for .NET programming--all presented in Herb's clear, crisp, uncompromising style.
You will learn about:

The general form of a C++ program
Data types, operators, and expressions
Control statements
Functions
Pointers and references
Classes and objects
Function and operator overloading
Constructors and destructors
Templates
Exception handling
Inheritance
Virtual functions
The C++ I/O system
Run-time type ID
Namespaces
The Standard Template Library (STL)
Object-oriented programming (OOP) principles
And much, much more!