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| Preface | |
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| Acknowledgements | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Shifting From C to C++ | |
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| Prefer const and inline to #define | |
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| Prefer iostream to stdio.h | |
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| Prefer new and delete to malloc and free | |
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| Prefer C++-style comments | |
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| Memory Management | |
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| Use the same form in corresponding uses of new and delete | |
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| Use delete on pointer members in destructors | |
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| Be prepared for out-of-memory conditions | |
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| Adhere to convention when writing operator new and operator delete | |
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| Avoid hiding the "normal" form of new | |
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| Write operator delete if you write operator new | |
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| Constructors, Destructors, and Assignment Operators | |
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| Declare a copy constructor and an assignment operator for classes with dynamically allocated memory | |
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| Prefer initialization to assignment in constructors | |
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| List members in an initialization list in the order in which they are declared | |
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| Make destructors virtual in base classes | |
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| Have operator return a reference to *this | |
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| Assign to all data members in operator | |
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| Check for assignment to self in operator | |
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| Classes and Functions: Design and Declaration | |
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| Strive for class interfaces that are complete and minimal | |
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| Differentiate among member functions, non-member functions, and friend functions | |
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| Avoid data members in the public interface | |
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| Use const whenever possible | |
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| Prefer pass-by-reference to pass-by-value | |
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| Don't try to return a reference when you must return an object | |
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| Choose carefully between function overloading and parameter defaulting | |
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| Avoid overloading on a pointer and a numerical type | |
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| Guard against potential ambiguity | |
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| Explicitly disallow use of implicitly generated member functions you don't want | |
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| Partition the global namespace | |
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| Classes and Functions: Implementation | |
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| Avoid returning "handles" to internal data | |
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| Avoid member functions that return non-const pointers or references to members less accessible than themselves | |
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| Never return a reference to a local object or to a dereferenced pointer initialized by new within the function | |
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| Postpone variable definitions as long as possible | |
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| Use inlining judiciously | |
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| Minimize compilation dependencies between files | |
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| Inheritance and Object-Oriented Design | |
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| Make sure public inheritance models "isa." | |
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| Differentiate between inheritance of interface and inheritance of implementation | |
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| Never redefine an inherited nonvirtual function | |
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| Never redefine an inherited default parameter value | |
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| Avoid casts down the inheritance hierarchy | |
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| Model "has-a" or "is-implemented-in-terms-of" through layering | |
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| Differentiate between inheritance and templates | |
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| Use private inheritance judiciously | |
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| Use multiple inheritance judiciously | |
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| Say what you mean; understand what you're saying | |
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| Miscellany | |
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| Know what functions C++ silently writes and calls | |
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| Prefer compile-time and link-time errors to runtime errors | |
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| Ensure that non-local static objects are initialized before they're used | |
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| Pay attention to compiler warnings | |
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| Familiarize yourself with the standard library | |
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| Improve your understanding of C++ | |
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| Afterword | |
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| Index | |