Thinking in C++: Volume 1 (2nd Edition)

Description

Learn about the C++ ANSI standard from C++ expert and Standard Committee member Bruce Eckel. Assuming a basic grasp of C, Eckel guides students from understanding C to actually thinking in C++, so that they eventually write code in a total C++ mindset. His goal is to teach students the language so well that it becomes their expressive medium of choice.

Key Features

• NEW – Coverage of the new ANSI C++ standard—Completely rewritten.
• NEW – A cross-platform multimedia CD-ROM introduction to ANSI C.
• NEW – Emphasis on the most important and most usable features of C++.
• NEW – Practical advice and common pitfall coverage.
• NEW – The Standard Template Library.
• One of the most widely praised and accessible presentations of object-oriented programming with C++.
• Demonstrations of how to step back from coding to consider design strategies, and attempt to “get into the head” of the designer.
• Problem features in each chapter—Explained based on the way the author sees a particular type of problem being solved using the language.
• How to write portable C++ code that is compatible with any C++ platform.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction to Objects
2. Making & Using Objects
3. The C in C++
4. Data Abstraction
5. Hiding the Implementation
6. Initialization & Cleanup
7. Function Overloading & Default Arguments
8. Constants
9. Inline Functions
10. Name Control
11. References & the Copy-Constructor
12. Operator Overloading
13. Dynamic Object Creation
14. Inheritance & Composition
15. Polymorphism & Virtual Functions
16. Introduction to Template