Learn C++ the fun and easy way!
Three good reasons to learn C++: It’s available for DOS, Windows, OS/2, Mac OS, and nearly every other operating system out there, making it one of the most portable languages around. C++ is very powerful. It’s used to create products such as Excel and Access, and it’s used in MIS departments and consultants to create mission critical applications for business and government. And, it’s one of the most popular languages in the world. But, before you master C++, you need to get a handle on Visual C++, a set of powerful development tools for writing C++ programs.
Visual C++ 6 For Dummies is your complete guide to the Visual C++ environment and C++ programming. It gets you up and running with the code, confidence and cunning you need to start programming powerful utilities, cool games, or multimedia masterpieces.
In no time you’ll:
• Master the Visual C++ development environment, libraries, wizards, editors, compilers, and debugger
• Develop reliable code using object-oriented programming
• Unravel the mysteries of variables, statements, and pointers
• Add class and inheritance to your programs
• Use streams and exception handling
• Manage complex projects using the visual project show
• Debug programs and correct syntax errors
Visual C++ 6 For Dummies covers all the bases of with clear, accessible instructions, sample programs and lots of source code. Ideal for complete newcomers to C++ and experienced C++ programmers alike, it’s divided in three sections:
• A quick-guide to Visual C++—covers the main features of the programming environment, tools, and utilities
• A practical overview of C++ programming fundamentals—walks you through the development of several C++ programs
• A practical introduction to object-oriented programming—a great primer for beginners and experienced C++ programmers
And as if all that weren’t enough, you also get online access to download all of the code files from the book.
Visual C++ 6 For Dummies gives you everything you need to master Visual C++ and harness the power and portability of C++ today!
Table of Contents:
Introduction 1
Part I: Visual C++ in Nine Chapters 5
Chapter 1: what’s in the Visual C++ Package? 7
Chapter 2: Pulling Windows Program Out of a Hat 15
Chapter 3: Bewitched by ClassWizard 31
Chapter 4: Don’t You Want Some Project to Love? 51
Chapter 5: All it Takes is a Good Editor 59
Chapter 6: A Compile’s Just a Frown, Upside Down 69
Chapter 7: Lots of Bugs and Kisses 75
Chapter 8: Buying? Just Browsing 95
Chapter 9: Consider all Options 105
Part II: Everything You Wanted to Know about C++, but Were Afraid to Ask 113
Chapter 10: Get with the Program 115
Chapter 11: An Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming 121
Chapter 12: The Programming Parts Department 127
Chapter 13: It Takes all Types of Data 139
Chapter 14: These Variables, They Are A-Changin’ 147
Chapter 15: Structures: Building Blocks for Variables 151
Chapter 16: Making a Good First Expression 159
Chapter 17: Go With the Flow 177
Chapter 18: A Better Jukebox Application 189
Chapter 19: Play that Function Music Right, Boys 193
Chapter 20: Pointer Me in the Right Direction 207
Chapter 21: An Even Louder Jukebox 229
Chapter 22: Everyone Deserves Arrays (And Enumeration Types) 233
Chapter 23: A Jukebox Hero 243
Chapter 24: And You Thought Scope Was Just a Mouthwash 247
Part III: And Now for Something Completely Object Oriented 255
Chapter 25: Through the Looking Glass 257
Chapter 26: Boa Constructors and Boa Destructors 269
Chapter 27: Jukebox ++ 279
Chapter 28: Inheriting a Fortune 287
Chapter 29: Those Virtuous Virtual Functions (Polymorphism Wants a Cracker) 297
Chapter 30: Shirley Templates 307
Chapter 31: The Sound of Music, Continued 319
Chapter 32: Iostream Sundaes 329
Chapter 33: Too Hot to Exception Handle 337
Chapter 34: Just a Jukebox of Rain (Streams) 351
Chapter 35: Take an Overload Off Sally (And Her Friends) 355
Chapter 36: Overloading Pandora’s Jukebox 365
Part IV: The Part of Tens 369
Chapter 37: Ten Syntax Errors 379
Chapter 38: Ten More Syntax Errors 379
Chapter 39: Half of Ten Ways to Undo Things 385
Chapter 40: There Must Be Ten Ways to Fix Your Crashing Programs 387
Chapter 41: Ten More Ways to Fix Your Crashing Programs 395
Chapter 42: The Top Ten MFC Classes 405
Chapter 43: The Top Ten MFC Member Functions 409
Appendix: About the CD 411
Glossary 417
Index 433
IDG Books Worldwide End-User License Agreement 451
Installation Instructions 453
Book Registration Information …………………Back of Book
About the Author :
About the Authors Michael Hyman, a multimedia technology professional, is a coauthor of Borland? C++ 5 For Dummies?, 2nd Edition, and the author of Visual J++?(TM) For Dummies? and Dynamic HTML For Dummies?. He is also a contributing editor for Windows Tech Journal and Microsoft Interactive Developer.
Bob Arnson is Technical Marketing Manager at the NuMega Lab of Compuware Corporation. Former Senior Editor for PennWell Publishing's VC++ Professional, Borland C++ Professional, and VB Tech Journal, he has written or coauthored several computer books, including Borland? C++ 5 For Dummies?, 2nd Edition.
