Contents

• • Foreword
  
  
• Getting Started in C++
  • Introduction
    • How a Program Works
    • How Programming Works
      • Machine Code and Assembler
      • High-Level Languages
    • Issues of Programming
    • C++
      • The Standard
    • What You Need
      • A Compiler
      • An Editor
  • Hello World!
    • The Minimal C++ Program
  • Doing Things With Objects
    • What is an Object?
      • Type
      • Status
      • Name
    • Objects in C++
      • Valid Names
      • Fundamental Types
    • Assigning
    • Input and Output
  • Make Decisions
    • if
      • Compound Statements
    • switch
    • The Most Important Operators
      • Precedence and Parentheses
    • Scope
      • Lifetime
      • Hiding
    • Examples
    • Exercises
  • Loops
    • while
    • do...while
    • for
    • break and continue
    • Examples
    • Exercises
  • Functions
    • The Declaration
    • The Body
      • return
    • Calling a Function
    • void Functions
    • Scope
    • int main()
    • Pass-by-Value
    • Recursive Functions
    • Examples
    • Exercises
  • Structs
    • struct
      • Member Access
      • Helper Functions
  • References
    • Pass-by-Reference
      • Speed
    • Constants
      • Constant Objects
      • Constant References
  • Classes
    • Member Scope
    • Member Functions
      • Constant Member Functions
      • Const Correctness
    • Encapsulation
    • Structs vs Classes
  • Pointers
    • Using Pointers
      • Declaring Pointers
      • Assigning Pointers
      • Dereferencing Pointers
      • The NULL Pointer
      • A Simple Example
    • Pointer Arithmetics
    • Examples
    • Exercises
  • Acronyms
  
  
• Bibliography
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