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The C++11 standard allows programmers to express ideas more clearly, simply, and directly, and to write faster, more efficient code. Bjarne Stroustrup, the designer and original implementer of C++, thoroughly covers the details of this language and its use in his definitive reference, The C++ Programming Language, Fourth Edition.   In A Tour of C++, Stroustrup excerpts the overview chapters from that complete reference, expanding and enhancing them to give an experienced programmer–in just a few hours–a clear idea of what constitutes modern C++. In this concise, self-contained guide, Stroustrup covers most major language features and the major standard-library components–not, of course, in great depth, but to a level that gives programmers a meaningful overview of the language, some key examples, and practical help in getting started.   Stroustrup presents the C++ features in the context of the programming styles they support, such as object-oriented and generic programming. His tour is remarkably comprehensive. Coverage begins with the basics, then ranges widely through more advanced topics, including many that are new in C++11, such as move semantics, uniform initialization, lambda expressions, improved containers, random numbers, and concurrency. The tour ends with a discussion of the design and evolution of C++ and the extensions added for C++11.   This guide does not aim to teach you how to program (see Stroustrup’s Programming: Principles and Practice Using C++ for that); nor will it be the only resource you’ll need for C++ mastery (see Stroustrup’s The C++ Programming Language, Fourth Edition, for that). If, however, you are a C or C++ programmer wanting greater familiarity with the current C++ language, or a programmer versed in another language wishing to gain an accurate picture of the nature and benefits of modern C++, you can’t find a shorter or simpler introduction than this tour provides.

Table of Contents:
Preface ix   Chapter 1: The Basics 1 1.1 Introduction 1 1.2 Programs 1 1.3 Hello, World! 2 1.4 Functions 3 1.5 Types, Variables, and Arithmetic 5 1.6 Scope 8 1.7 Constants 8 1.8 Pointers, Arrays, and References 9 1.9 Tests 12 1.10 Advice 14   Chapter 2: User-Defined Types 15 2.1 Introduction 15 2.2 Structures 16 2.3 Classes 17 2.4 Unions 19 2.5 Enumerations 20 2.6 Advice 21   Chapter 3: Modularity 23 3.1 Introduction 23 3.2 Separate Compilation 24 3.3 Namespaces 26 3.4 Error Handling 27 3.5 Advice 31   Chapter 4: Classes 33 4.1 Introduction 33 4.2 Concrete Types 34 4.3 Abstract Types 39 4.4 Virtual Functions 42 4.5 Class Hierarchies 42 4.6 Copy and Move 48 4.7 Advice 56   Chapter 5: Templates 59 5.1 Introduction 59 5.2 Parameterized Types 59 5.3 Function Templates 62 5.4 Concepts and Generic Programming 62 5.5 Function Objects 64 5.6 Variadic Templates 66 5.7 Aliases 67 5.8 Template Compilation Model 68 5.9 Advice 68   Chapter 6: Library Overview 71 6.1 Introduction 71 6.2 Standard-Library Components 72 6.3 Standard-Library Headers and Namespace 72 6.4 Advice 74   Chapter 7: Strings and Regular Expressions 75 7.1 Introduction 75 7.2 Strings 75 7.3 Regular Expressions 78 7.4 Advice 84   Chapter 8: I/O Streams 85 8.1 Introduction 85 8.2 Output 86 8.3 Input 87 8.4 I/O State 89 8.5 I/O of User-Defined Types 90 8.6 Formatting 91 8.7 File Streams 92 8.8 String Streams 92 8.9 Advice 93   Chapter 9: Containers 95 9.1 Introduction 95 9.2 vector 96 9.3 list 100 9.4 map 101 9.5 unordered_map 102 9.6 Container Overview 103 9.7 Advice 104   Chapter 10: Algorithms 107 10.1 Introduction 107 10.2 Use of Iterators 108 10.3 Iterator Types 111 10.4 Stream Iterators 112 10.5 Predicates 113 10.6 Algorithm Overview 114 10.7 Container Algorithms 115 10.8 Advice 115   Chapter 11: Utilities 117 11.1 Introduction 117 11.2 Resource Management 117 11.3 Specialized Containers 121 11.4 Time 125 11.5 Function Adaptors 125 11.6 Type Functions 128 11.7 Advice 131   Chapter 12: Numerics 133 12.1 Introduction 133 12.2 Mathematical Functions 134 12.3 Numerical Algorithms 135 12.4 Complex Numbers 135 12.5 Random Numbers 136 12.6 Vector Arithmetic 138 12.7 Numeric Limits 138 12.8 Advice 138   Chapter 13: Concurrency 141 13.1 Introduction 141 13.2 Tasks and threads 142 13.3 Passing Arguments 143 13.4 Returning Results 144 13.5 Sharing Data 144 13.6 Waiting for Events 146 13.7 Communicating Tasks 147 13.8 Advice 151   Chapter 14: History and Compatibility 153 14.1 History 153 14.2 C++11 Extensions 158 14.3 C/C++ Compatibility 161 14.4 Bibliography 166 14.5 Advice 168   Index 171