C++ All–in–One For Dummies - Softcover

6 BOOKS IN 1

• Introducing C++
• Understanding Objects and Classes
• Fixing Problems
• Advanced Programming
• Reading and Writing Files
• Advanced C++

The easy way to get ahead of the C++ curve

Want to get started with C++? No sweat. With this hands-on, roll-up-your-sleeves reference, you’ll truly learn C++ from the ground up and understand why it’s the language of the millennium. Whether you’re a newbie or a programmer looking to grasp the latest updates to C++, this guide will have you producing code faster and better in no time.

• Start from square one — begin by getting a great C++ installation in place and move on to create your first C++ program
• Be the boss — direct your C++ program flow, divide your work with functions, work with classes, and refer to your data through pointers
• Don’t object — get the lowdown on planning and building objects and using UML to structure your classes and demonstrate behavior
• Banish bugs — find out how to program with debuggers, make sense of Code::Blocks, and set up and disable breakpoints
• The write stuff — file information with the Streams Library, write with output streams, read with input streams, and build directories and contents

Open the book and find:

• Everything you need to work in Windows, Linux, and Mac OS/X
• A tour of the essential Code::Blocks features
• How to evaluate conditions in C++
• What to do with constructors and destructors
• Advanced C++ features
• How to program with the Standard Library