| A First Book of C++
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| Gary Bronson
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| West
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| 1995
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| 0-314-04236-9
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| ??
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Exactly as it states, this is for those who are just starting out in C++. It doesn't clearly stress
program structure or abstraction as much as the others, but it does stress Object Oriented Design.
Each chapter focuses on one specific portion of the language with Common Programming Errors highlited at the
end of each chapter. Strewn throughout the book are tables and snippets of code that effectively
get the point across and show how the particular subject is used. Some neat features include a
pullout reference list with C++ keywords, operators, classes,stuctures and arrays and how they
are used. Also included is a 3.5 disk with all of the example program files. This is a good book
for those that want to learn the language first before trying to tackle programming techniques. It does
give you technique through its examples, but as noted before, it doesn't accent program stucuture
or abstraction as much as others. In the Preface, the author states from his own experience that
it is easier and much more rewarding to learn syntax before program design. Following that line of thought, he did a good job.
Chapter 1 Getting Started
1.1 Introduction to Pgrogramming 2
Algorithms and Procedures 4
Classes and Objects 8
Program Translation 9
1.2 Function and Class Names 11
The main() Function 14
1.3 The cout Object 16
1.4 Programming Style 20
Comments 21
1.5 Common Programming Errors 24
1.6 Chapter Summary 25
Chapter 2 Data Types, Declarations, and Displays
2.1 Data Constants 28
Integer Values 28
Floating Point Numbers 29
Exponential Notation 30
Character Constants 30
Escape Sequences 31
2.2 Arithmetic Operators 33
Integer Division 35
Negation 35
Operator Precedence and Associativity 35
2.3 Numerical Output Using cout 38
Formatted Output 40
2.4 Variables and Declarations 48
Declaration Statements 50
Multiple Declarations 53
Reference Variables 55
Specifying Storage Allocation 58
2.5 Integer Qualifiers 63
Data Type Conversions 65
Determining Storage Size 66
2.6 Common Programming Errors
2.7 Chapter Summary
2.8 Chapter Supplement-Bits, Bytes, Adresses, and Number Codes 69
Words and Addresses 70
Two's Complement Numbers 70
Chapter 3 Assignment and Interactive Input
3.1 Assignment Statements 74
Assignment Variations 79
Accumulating 80
Counting 81
3.2 Mathematical Library Functions 85
Casts 90
3.3 The cin Object 92
3.4 The const Qualifier 99
3.5 Common Programming Errors 102
3.6 Chapter Summary 103
Chapter 4 Selection
4.1 Relational Expressions 106
Logical Operators 108
A Numerical Accuracy Problem 110
4.2 The if statements 112
Compound Statements 114
Block Scope 116
One-Way Selection 117
Problems Associated with the if-else Statement 118
4.3 Nested if Statements 121
The if-else Chain 122
4.4 The switch Statements 128
4.5 Common Programming Errors 134
4.6 Chapter Summary 135
4.7 Chapter Supplement: Errors, Testing, and Debugging 138
Compile-Time and Run-Time Errors 138
Syntax and Logic Errors 138
Testing and Debugging 141
Chapter 5 Repetition Repetition :)
5.1 The while Statement 146
5.2 cin Within a while Loop 154
Sentinels 160
break and continue Statements 162
The NULL Statment 163
5.3 The for Statement 165
cin Within a for Loop 171
Nested Loops 172
5.4 The do Statement 178
Validity Checks 179
5.5 Common Programming Errors 181
5.6 Chapter Summary 182
Chapter 6 Writing Your Own Functions
6.1 Function and Argument Declarations 186
Function Prototypes 187
Calling a Function 188
Defining a Function 189
Default Arguments 193
Reusing Function Names(Function Overloading) 194
6.2 Returning Values 196
Inline Functions 202
6.3 Call by Reference 206
Passing and Using References 206
6.4 Variable Scope 215
Global Scope Resolution Operator 218
Misuse of Globals 220
6.5 Variable Storage Class 222
Local Variable Storage Classes 223
Global Variable Classes 227
6.6 Common Programming Errors 230
6.7 Chapter Summary 231
Chapter 7 Arrays
7.1 One Dimensional Arrays 234
Input and Output of Array Values 238
7.2 Array Initilization 244
7.3 Arrays as Arguments 247
7.4 Two Dimensional Arrays 252
Larger Dimensional Arrays 259
7.5 Common Programming Errors 262
7.6 Chapter Summary 262
7.7 Chapter Suplement: Sorting Methods 263
Selection Sort 264
Exchange Sort 266
Chapter 8 Pointers
8.1 Addresses and Pointers 270
Storing Addresses 273
Using Addresses 273
Declaring Pointers 275
References and Pointers 276
8.2 Array Names as Pointers 281
Dynamic Array Allocation 286
8.3 Pointer Arithmetic 289
Pointer Initilization 293
8.4 Passing Addresses 295
Passing Arrays 300
Advanced Pointer Notation 303
8.5 Commmon Programming Errors 308
8.6 Chapter Summary 310
Chapter 9 Character Strings
9.1 String Fundamentals 314
String Input and Output 314
String Processing 317
Character by Character Input 318
9.2 Pointers and Library Functions 322
Library Functions 327
9.3 String Definitions and Pointer Arrays 329
Pointer Arrays 331
9.4 Common Programming Errors 335
9.5 Chapter Summary 336
Chapter 10 Records as Data Structures
10.1 Single Structures 341
10.2 Arrays of Structures 346
10.3 Passing and Returning Data Sturctures 350
Passing a Pointer 353
Returning Strutures 355
10.4 Linked Lists 358
10.5 Dynanmic Structure Allocation 367
10.6 Unions 373
10.7 Common Programming Errors 376
10.8 Chapter Summary 376
Chapter 11 Introduction to Classes
11.1 Object Based Programming 380
11.2 Classes 384
Class Construction 385
Terminology 392
11.3 Constructors 394
Calling Constructors 397
Overloaded and Inline Constructors 397
Destructors 401
Arrays of Objects 401
11.4 An Application 404
11.5 Common Programming Errors 409
11.6 Chapter Summary 410
Chapter 12 Additional Class Capabilities
12.1 Assignment 414
Copy Constructors 418
Base/Member Initialization 421
12.2 Pointers as Class Members 422
Assignment Operators and Copy Constructors Reconsidered 428
12.3 Additional Class Features 431
Class Scope 431
Static Class Members 432
The this Pointer 436
Friend Functions 439
12.4 Common Programming Errors 443
12.5 Chapter Summary 444
Chapter 13 Class Functions, Conversions and Inheritance
13.1 Operator Functions 448
Operator Functions as Friends 456
The Assignment Operator Revisted 457
13.2 Two Useful Alternatives operator() and operator[] 461
13.3 Data Type Conversions 465
Built-In to Built-In Conversion 465
Built-In to Class Conversion 466
Class to Built-In Conversions 468
Class to Class Conversion 470
13.4 Class Inheritance 473
Inheritance 474
Access Specifictations 475
An Example 476
Polymorphism 480
13.5 Common Programming Errors 485
13.6 Chapter Summary 486
Chapter 14 Data Files
14.1 Declaring, Opening, and Closing Files 490
Opening a File 491
Closing a File 495
14.2 Reading and Writing Files 496
Standard Device Files 501
Other Devices 501
14.3 Random File Access 504
14.4 Passing and Returning File Names 507
14.5 Common Programming Errors 511
14.6 Chapter Summary 511
14.7 Chapter Appendix- The iostream Library 513
File Stream Transfer Mechanism 513
Components of the iostreawm Library 514
In-Memory Formatting 516
Chapter 15 bit Operations
15.1 The AND Operator 520
15.2 The Inclusive OR Operator 523
15.3 The Exclusive OR Operator 526
15.4 The Complement Operator 527
15.5 Different-Size Data Items 528
15.6 The Shfit Operators 530
15.7 Chapter Summary 533
Appendixes
A. Operator Precedence Table 536
B. ASCII Character Codes 537
C. Program Entry, Compilation, and execution under the DOS,
UNIZ, VAX-VMS, and PRIME Operating Systems 538
D. Input, Output, and Standard Error Redirection 545
E. Common Line Artuments 548
F. Floating Point Number Storage 552
G. Linked Lists Using Classes 555
H. Solutions 565
INDEX 645
