C++ Primer

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the C++ langauge, including the latest modifications and the newest features available through Release 2.0 Using a rich variety of examples, the book explains why language features are present and shows how they may be used. Particular attention is directed to areas where beginners have experienced difficulties in understanding ideas.

Highlights

• Explains underlying concepts of C++ in a clear and concise manner
• Contains a comprehensive discussion of multiple inheritance, the most important feature of Release 2,0
• Discusses the differences between Release 1.2 and Relase 2.0
• Explores the future directions of the kanguage including parameterized types and exception handling

C++ Primer is intended for anyone interested in programming in the C++ language. It assumes only an understanding of the basic constructs of a programming language.

0. Getting Started
1. Problem Solving
2. The C++ Program
3. A First Look at Input/Output
4. A Word about Comments
5. Preprocessor Directives
1. The C++ Data Types
1. Constant Values
2. Symbolic Variables
3. Pointer Types
4. Reference Types
5. Constant Types
6. Enumeration Types
7. Array Types
8. Class Types
9. Typedef Names
2. Expressions and Statements
1. What Is an Expression?
2. Arithmetic Operators
3. Equality, Relational and Logical Operators
4. Assignment Operators
5. Increment and Decrement Operators
6. sizeof Operator
7. Arithmetic if Operator
8. Bitwise Operators
9. Precedence
10. Type Conversion
11. Statements
12. Statement Flow Control
13. if Statement
14. switch Statement
15. while Statement
16. for Statement
17. do Statement
18. break Statement
19. continue Statement
20. goto Statement
3. Functions and Scope
1. Recursions
2. Inline Functions
3. Strong Type Checking
4. Returning a Value
5. The Function Argument List
6. Argument Passing
7. A Reference Argument
8. An Array Argument
9. Program Scope
10. Local Scope
4. The Free Store and Name Overloading
1. Free Store Allocation
2. A Link List Example
3. Overloaded Function Names
4. Pointers to Functions
5. Type-Safe Linkage
5. The C++ Class
1. The Class Definitions
2. Class Objects
3. Class Member Functions
4. The Implicit this Pointer
5. Friends to a Class
6. Static Class Members
7. Class Member Pointer
8. Class Scope
9. Unions: A Space-Saving Class
10. Bit Field: A Space-Saving Member
11. Class Argument and Ellipses
6. Class Member Functions
1. Class Initialization
2. Memberwise Initialization
3. Operator Overloading
4. A BitVector Class Example
5. User-Defined Conversions
7. Class Derivation
1. Object-Oriented Programming
2. A Sorted Array Class
3. The Zoo Animal Representation
4. Derivation Specification
5. Information Hiding under Derivation
6. Public and Private Base Classes
7. Standard Conversions under Derivation
8. Class Scope under Derivation
9. Initialization and Assignment under Derivation
10. Initialization Order under Derivation
8. Object-Oriented Programming
1. Overloaded Functions with Class Arguments
2. Virtual Functions
3. Virtual Base Classes

1. The C++ I/O Library
1. Output
2. Overloading Operator <<
3. Input
4. Overloading Operator >>
5. File Input and Output
6. Condition States
7. Format State
8. Incore Formatting
9. Summary
2. Future Directions for C++
1. Parameterized Types
2. Parameterized Classes
3. Parameterized Functions
3. Compatibility of C++ with C
1. The C++ Function Prototype
2. Where C++ and C Differ
3. Linkage between C++ and C
4. Moving from C to C++
4. Compatibility with Release 1.2
1. Features Not Supported in Release 1.2
2. Features Modified in Release 2.0

A good primer on the subject.