C++ Primer Plus, 6th Edition

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C++ Primer Plus is a carefully crafted, complete tutorial on one of the most significant and widely used programming languages today. A friendly and easy-to-use self-study guide, this book is appropriate for both serious students of programming as well as developers already proficient in other languages.

The sixth edition of C++ Primer Plus has been updated and expanded to cover the latest developments in C++, including a detailed look at the new C++11 standard.

Author and educator Stephen Prata has created an introduction to C++ that is instructive, clear, and insightful. Fundamental programming concepts are explained along with details of the C++ language. Many short, practical examples illustrate just one or two concepts at a time, encouraging readers to master new topics by immediately putting them to use.

Review questions and programming exercises at the end of each chapter help readers zero in on the most critical information and digest the most difficult concepts.

In C++ Primer Plus, you’ll find depth, breadth, and a variety of teaching techniques and tools to enhance your learning:

A new detailed chapter on the changes and additional capabilities introduced in the C++11 standard
Complete, integrated discussion of both basic C language and additional C++ features
Clear guidance about when and why to use a feature
Hands-on learning with concise and simple examples that develop your understanding a concept or two at a time
Hundreds of practical sample programs
Review questions and programming exercises at the end of each chapter to test your understanding
Coverage of generic C++ gives you the greatest possible flexibility
Teaches the ISO standard, including discussions of templates, the Standard Template Library, the string class, exceptions, RTTI, and namespaces

Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Getting Started with C++
Chapter 2. Setting Out to C++
Chapter 3. Dealing with Data
Chapter 4. Compound Types
Chapter 5. Loops and Relational Expressions
Chapter 6. Branching Statements and Logical Operators
Chapter 7. Functions: C++’s Programming Modules
Chapter 8. Adventures in Functions
Chapter 9. Memory Models and Namespaces
Chapter 10. Objects and Classes
Chapter 11. Working with Classes
Chapter 12. Classes and Dynamic Memory Allocation
Chapter 13. Class Inheritance
Chapter 14. Reusing Code in C++
Chapter 15. Friends, Exceptions, and More
Chapter 16. The string Class and the Standard Template Library
Chapter 17. Input, Output, and Files
Chapter 18. Visiting with the New C++ Standard

Appendix A. Number Bases
Appendix B. C++ Reserved Words
Appendix C. The ASCII Character Set
Appendix D. Operator Precedence
Appendix E. Other Operators
Appendix F. The string Template Class
Appendix G. The Standard Template Library Methods and Functions
Appendix H. Selected Readings and Internet Resources
Appendix I. Converting to ISO Standard C++
Appendix J. Answers to Chapter Reviews