"C++ Programming: Visual QuickStart Guide" Table of Contents

C++ Programming:
Visual QuickStart Guide

  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1: Creating a Basic Program
    • Basic C++ Syntax
    • Compiling a C++ Program
    • Printing Text
    • Running a Compiled Program
    • Pausing Execution
    • Understanding White Space
    • Adding Comments to Your Source Code
    • Using an IDE
  • Chapter 2: Simple Variables and Data Types
    • Declaring Variables
    • Assigning Values to Variables
    • Printing Variables
    • Formatting Numbers
    • Understanding Type Conversion
    • Introduction to Characters
    • Introduction to Strings
    • Introduction to Constants
  • Chapter 3: Operators and Control Structures
    • Arithmetic Operators
    • If Conditionals
    • Using esle and else if
    • The Ternary Operator
    • Logical and Comparison Operators
    • Increment and Decrement Operators
    • While Loop
    • For Loop
  • Chapter 4: Input, Output, and Files
    • Taking Character Input
    • Discarding Input
    • Taking Numeric Input
    • Taking String Input
    • Taking Multiple Inputs
    • Reading in a Whole Line
    • Validating Input
    • Creating File Output
    • Using File Input
  • Chapter 5: Defining Your Own Functions
    • Creating Simple Functions
    • Creating Functions that Take Arguments
    • Setting Default Argument Values
    • Creating Functions that Return a Value
    • Overloading Functions
    • Understanding Variable Scope
  • Chapter 6: Complex Data Types
    • Working with Arrays
    • Working with Pointers
    • Structures
    • Revisiting User-Defined Functions
  • Chapter 7: Introducing Objects
    • Creating a Simple Class
    • Adding Methods to a Class
    • Creating and Using Objects
    • Defining Constructors
    • Defining Destructors
    • The this Pointer
  • Chapter 8: Class Inheritance
    • Basic Inheritance
    • Inheriting Constructors and Destructors
    • Access Control
    • Overriding Methods
    • Overloading Methods
    • Making Friends
  • Chapter 9: Advanced OOP
    • Static Attributes and Methods
    • Virtual Methods
    • Abstract Methods
    • Operator Overloading
    • The << Operator
    • Multiple Inheritance
    • Virtual Inheritance
  • Chapter 10: Error Handling and Debugging
    • Debugging Techniques
    • Returning Error Codes
    • Usinger assert()
    • Catching Exceptions
  • Chapter 11: Dynamic Memory Managment
    • Static and Dynamic Memory
    • Allocating Objects
    • Allocating Arrays of Dynamic Size
    • Returning Memory from a Function or Method
    • The Copy Constructor and the Assignment Operator
    • Static Object Type Casts
    • Performing Dynamic Ojbect Type Casts
    • Avoiding Memory Leaks
  • Chapter 12: Namespaces & Modularization
    • Working with Included Files
    • The C Preprocessor
    • Understanding Namespaces
    • Linkage and Scope
  • Chapter 13: Working with Templates
    • Basic Template Syntax
    • Creating Inline Templates
    • Containers and Algorithms
  • Chapter 14: Extended Topics
    • Strings Revisted
    • Working with Binary Files
    • Taking Command Line Arguments
  • Appendix A: C++ Tools
  • Appendix B: Resources