Short description:

This is a book about learning by doing and is aimed at programmers familiar with programming, but not C++. The key exercises are not simply listed at the end of the chapter, but are integrated into the main text. Readers work hands-on throughout the book.

Long description:

Exploring C++ uses a series of self?directed lessons to divide C++ into bite?sized chunks that you can digest as rapidly as you can swallow them. The book assumes only a basic understanding of fundamental programming concepts (variables, functions, expressions, statements) and requires no prior knowledge of C or any other particular language. It reduces the usually considerable complexity of C++.

The included lessons allow you to learn by doing, as a participant of an interactive education session. You'll master each step in one sitting before you proceed to the next. Author Ray Lischner has designed questions to promote learning new material. And by responding to questions throughout the text, you'll be engaged every step of the way.

Table of Contents:

The Basics.- Honing Your Tools.- Reading C++ Code.- Integer Expressions.- Strings.- Simple Input.- Error Messages.- For Loops.- Formatted Output.- Arrays and Vectors.- Increment and Decrement.- Conditions and Logic.- Compound Statements.- to File I/O.- The Map Data Structure.- Type Synonyms.- Characters.- Character Categories.- Case-Folding.- Writing Functions.- Function Arguments.- Using Algorithms.- Overloading Function Names.- Big and Little Numbers.- Very Big and Very Little Numbers.- Documentation.- Project 1 : Body-Mass Index.- Custom Types.- Custom Types.- Overloading Operators.- Custom I/O Operators.- Assignment and Initialization.- Writing Classes.- More About Member Functions.- Access Levels.- to Object-Oriented Programming.- Inheritance.- Virtual Functions.- Classes and types.- Declarations and Definitions.- Using Multiple Source Files.- Function objects.- Useful algorithms.- Iterators.- Exceptions.- More operators.- Project 2: Fixed-point numbers.- Generic Programing.- Function templates.- Class templates.- Template Specialization.- Partial Specialization.- Names and Namespaces.- Containers.- International Characters.- Locales and Facets.- Text I/O.- Project 3: Currency type.- Real Programing.- Pointers.- Dynamic Memory.- Exception-Safety.- Old-Fashioned arrays.- Smart Pointers.- Working with Bits.- Enumerations.- Multiple inheritance.- Traits and Policies.- Names and Templates.- Overloaded Functions.- Metaprogramming.- Project 4: Calculator.