C++ Without Fear A Beginner's Guide That Makes You Feel Smart

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Authors: Brian Overland

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Introductory programming books for C++ exist aplenty. But many--the greatmajority--are "introductory" only in the sense that they don't assumeknowledge of C++ specifically. They usually assume that you've programmedin another language before--preferably in several. This book does not makethat assumption. All that's required is that you're comfortable with a computerand that you've run applications, such as a word processor or e-mail reader,before.Four or five years ago, when people needed to learn C++, they bought BjarneStroustrup's "The C++ Programming Language" or Stan Lippman's "C++Primer." What we have seen in the last few years is a "dummying" of themarket. Books that were once…

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List price: $34.99
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 9/14/2004
Binding: Mixed Media
Pages: 528
Size: 7.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.738
Language: English



Preface


Why a New C++ Book?


What Else Is New about This Book?


Multiple Learning Paths: What Fits You Best


What If You Already Have a Programming Background?


What Is Not Covered?


Why Should Anyone Start with C++?


To Get Started...


Tips and Tricks: What Do I Watch Out For?


Acknowledgments



Your First C++ Programs


Thinking like a Programmer


What's Different about C++?


Building a C++ Program


Installing Your Own C++ Compiler



Print a Message


Advancing to the Next Print Line



Print Multiple Lines


Storing Data: C++ Variables


Introduction to Data Types



Convert Temperatures


A Word about Variable Names and Keywords


Chapter 1 Summary



Decisions, Decisions


But First, a Few Words about Data Types


Decision Making in Programs


If and if-else



Odd or Even?


Introducing Loops



Print 1 to N


True and False in C++


The Increment Operator (++)


Statements vs. Expressions


Introducing Boolean (Short-Circuit) Logic



Testing a Person's Age


Introducing the Math Library



Prime-Number Test


Chapter 2 Summary



The Handy, All-Purpose "for" Statement


Loops Used for Counting


Introducing the "for" Loop


A Wealth of Examples



Printing 1 to N with "for"


Statement Blocks with "for"


Declaring Loop Variables on the Fly



Prime-Number Test with "for"


Comparative Languages 101: The Basic "for" Statement


Chapter 3 Summary



Functions: Many Are Called


The Concept of Function


Function Calls and the Flow of the Program


The Basics of Using Functions



Triangle-Number Function



Prime-Number Function


Local and Global Variables


Recursive Functions



Greatest Common Factor (GCF)



Prime Factorization



Random-Number Generator


Chapter 4 Summary



Arrays: We've Got Their Number


A First Look at C++ Arrays


Initializing Arrays


Zero-Based Indexing



Print Out Elements



How Random Is Random?


Strings and Arrays of Strings



Card Dealer #1



Card Dealer #2



Card Dealer #3


A Word to the Wise


2-D Arrays: Into the Matrix


Chapter 5 Summary



Pointers: Getting a Handle on Data


The Concept of Pointer


Declaring and Using Pointers



The Double-It Function


Swap: Another Function Using Pointers



Array Sorter


Pointer Arithmetic


Pointers and Array Processing



Zero Out an Array


Chapter 6 Summary



Strings: Analyzing the Text


Text Storage on the Computer


It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That String


String-Manipulation Functions



Building Strings


Reading String Input



Get a Number



Convert to Uppercase


Individual Characters vs. Strings



Analyze Input


The New C++ String Class



Building Strings with the string Type


Other Operations on the string Type


Chapter 7 Summary



Files: Electronic Storage


Introducing File-Stream Objects


How to Refer to Disk Files



Write Text to a File



Display a Text File


Text Files vs. "Binary" Files


Introducing Binary Operations



Random-Access Write



Random-Access Read


Chapter 8 Summary



Some Advanced Programming Techniques


Command-Line Arguments



Display File from Command Line


Function Overloading



Printing Different Types of Arrays


The do-while Loop


The switch-case Statement


Multiple Modules


Exception Handling



Exception Handling with GCF


Chapter 9 Summary



Getting Yourself Object Oriented


Why Get Object Oriented?


A String Parser


Objects vs. Classes


Another Example: The Fraction Class


Object Creation and Destruction


Inheritance, or Subclassing


Creating Shared Interfaces


Polymorphism: True Object Independence


Polymorphism and Virtual Functions


What about Reusability?


Chapter 10 Summary



The Fraction Class


Point: A Simple Class


Private: Members Only (Protecting the Data)



Testing the Point Class


Introducing the Fraction Class


Inline Functions


Find the Greatest Common Factor


Find the Lowest Common Multiple



Fraction Support Functions



Testing the Fraction Class



Fraction Arithmetic: add and mult


Chapter 11 Summary



Constructors: If You Build It...


Introducing Constructors


Multiple Constructors (Overloading)


The Default Constructor...and a Warning



Point Class Constructors



Fraction Class Constructors


Reference Variables and Arguments (&)


The Copy Constructor



Fraction Class Copy Constructor


Chapter 12 Summary



Operator Functions: Doing It with Class


Introducing Class Operator Functions


Operator Functions As Global Functions


Improve Efficiency with References



Point Class Operators



Fraction Class Operators


Working with Other Types


The Class Assignment Function (=)


The Test-for-Equality Function (==)


A Class "Print" Function



The Completed Fraction Class


Chapter 13 Summary



What's "new": The StringParser Class


The "new" Operator


Objects and "new"


Allocating Array Data



Dynamic Memory in Action


Design for a Parser (Lexical Analyzer)



The StringParser Class


Chapter 14 Summary



What's "this": The String Class


Introducing the String Class


Introducing Class Destructors



A Simple String Class


"Deep" Copying and the Copy Constructor


The "this" Keyword


Revisiting the Assignment Operator


Writing a Concatenation Function



The Complete String Class


Chapter 15 Summary



Inheritance: What a Legacy


Subclassing for Fun and Profit



The FloatFraction Class


Problems with the FloatFraction Class



The Completed FloatFraction Class



The ProperFraction Class


Private and Protected Members



Contained Members: Fraction Units


Chapter 16 Summary



Polymorphism: Object Independence


A Different Approach to the FloatFraction Class


Virtual Functions to the Rescue!



The Revised FloatFraction Class


"Pure Virtual" and Other Arcane Matters


Abstract Classes and Interfaces


Why cout Is Not Truly Polymorphic



True Polymorphism: The Printable Class


A Final Word (or Two)


A Final Final Word


Chapter 17 Summary



C++ Operators



Intrinsic Data Types



C++ Syntax Summary


Literal Constants


Basic Expression Syntax


Basic Statement Syntax


Control Structures


Special Control Statements


Data Declarations


Function Declarations


Class Declarations



ASCII Codes



Common Library Functions


String Functions


Data-Conversion Functions


Single-Character Functions


Math Functions


Randomization



Glossary of Terms


Index