C++ Demystified: A Self-Teaching Guide

DESCRIPTION

If you're looking for an easy way to learn C++ and want to immediately start writing your own programs, this is the resource you need. The hands-on approach and step-by-step instructions guide you through each phase of C++ programming with easy-to-understand language from start to finish. Whether or not you have previous C++ experience, you'll get an excellent foundation here, discovering how computer programs and programming languages work. Next, you'll learn the basics of the language -- what data types, variables, and operators are and what they do, then on to functions, arrays, loops, and beyond. With no unnecessary, time-consuming material included, plus quizzes at the end of each chapter and a final exam, you'll emerge a C++ pro, completing and running your very own complex programs in no time. TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgments & introduction Ch. 1 How a C++ program works 1 Ch. 2 Memory and data types 21 Ch. 3 Variables 45 Ch. 4 Arithmetic operators 65 Ch. 5 Making decisions : if and switch statements 83 Ch. 6 Nested if statements and logical operators 109 Ch. 7 The For loop 125 Ch. 8 While and Do While loops 143 Ch. 9 Functions 161 Ch. 10 Arrays 187 Ch. 11 What's the address? : pointers 213 Ch. 12 Character, C-string, and C++ string class functions 243 Ch. 13 Persistent data : file input and output 269 Ch. 14 The road ahead : structures and classes 293 Final exam 317 Answers to quizzes and final exam 323 Index 339