C++ in 24 Hours, Sams Teach Yourself

Rogers Cadenhead is a writer, computer programmer, and web developer who has written more than 25 books on Internet-related topics, including "Sams Teach Yourself Java in 21 Days" and "Absolute Beginner s Guide to Minecraft Mods Programming." He publishes the Drudge Retort and other websites that receive more than 22 million visits a year. This book s official website is at http: //cplusplus.cadenhead.org. Jesse Liberty is the author of numerous books on software development, including best-selling titles on C++ and .NET. He is the president of Liberty Associates, Inc. (www.libertyassociates.com), where he provides custom programming, consulting, and training. "

 Introduction   1
PART I:  BEGINNING C++
Hour 1:  Writing Your First Program   5
Using C++   5
Compiling and Linking the Source Code   6
Creating Your First Program   7
Hour 2:  Organizing the Parts of a Program   13
Reasons to Use C++   13
The Parts of a Program   17
Comments   19
Functions   20
Hour 3:  Creating Variables and Constants   27
What Is a Variable?   27
Defining a Variable   32
Assigning Values to Variables   33
Using Type Definitions   34
Constants   36
Auto-Typed Variables   38
Hour 4:  Using Expressions, Statements, and Operators   43
Statements   43
Expressions   44
Operators   45
If-Else Conditional Statements   52
Logical Operators   56
Tricky Expression Values   58
Hour 5:  Calling Functions   61
What Is a Function?   61
Declaring and Defining Functions   61
Using Variables with Functions   64
Function Parameters   67
Returning Values from Functions   68
Default Function Parameters   70
Overloading Functions   72
Auto-Typed Return Values   73
Hour 6:  Controlling the Flow of a Program   79
Looping   79
while Loops   79
do-while Loops   83
for Loops   84
switch Statements   89
Hour 7:  Storing Information in Arrays and Strings   95
What Is an Array?   95
Writing Past the End of Arrays   97
Initializing Arrays   98
Multidimensional Arrays   99
Character Arrays   102
Copying Strings   104
Reading Arrays with Foreach Loops   105

PART II:  CLASSES
Hour 8:  Creating Basic Classes   109
What Is a Type?   109
Creating New Types   110
Classes and Members   110
Accessing Class Members   112
Private Versus Public Access   112
Implementing Member Functions   114
Creating and Deleting Objects   116
Hour 9:  Moving into Advanced Classes   123
const Member Functions   123
Interface Versus Implementation   124
Organizing Class Declarations and Function Definitions   124
Inline Implementation   124
Classes with Other Classes as Member Data   127

PART III:  MEMORY MANAGEMENT
Hour 10:  Creating Pointers   135
Understanding Pointers and Their Usage   135
The Stack and the Heap   145
Null Pointer Constant   150
Hour 11:  Developing Advanced Pointers   155
Creating Objects on the Heap   155
Deleting Objects   155
Accessing Data Members Using Pointers   157
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