C++ Essentials For Dummies

The quick and crystal-clear guide to C++ programming C++ Essentials For Dummies is your useful reference to the key concepts of C++, the popular general-purpose language utilized everywhere from building games to writing parts of operating systems. With minimal review and background material—and absolutely no fluff—this book gets straight to the essential topics you need to know to ramp up, brush up, or level up. Get a helpful intro to the basic concepts of coding in C++ Review what you already know or pick up essential new skills Create projects that run smoothly with the C++ language Keep this concise reference book handy for jogging your memory as you work Great for supplementing classroom learning, reviewing for a certification, or staying knowledgeable on the job, C++ Essentials For Dummies is a fantastic refresher guide that you can always turn to for answers. Cover Table of Contents Title Page Copyright Introduction About This Book Foolish Assumptions Icons Used in This Book Where to Go from Here Chapter 1: Compiling and Running Your First C++ Application Looking at a Simple C++ Program Using C++ on Microsoft Windows Using C++ on Apple macOS Using C++ on Linux Working with an Integrated Development Environment Chapter 2: Storing Data in C++ Storing Values in Variables Manipulating Integer Variables Working with Character Variables Using Strings Telling the Truth with Boolean Variables Using Floating-Point Values in a Variable Printing Float and Double Values Making Your Code More Readable with Enumerations Reading from the Console Chapter 3: Directing the Application Flow Filling Your Code with Comments Evaluating Conditions in C++ Using If Statements and Conditions Making Decisions Using a Conditional Operator Repeating Actions with Statements That Loop Looping for Looping while Doing while Breaking and Continuing Nesting Loops Using Switch Statements Chapter 4: Dividing Your Work with Functions Dividing Your Work Calling a Function Writing Your Own Functions Improving On the Basic Function Calling All String Functions Understanding main() Chapter 5: Splitting Up Source Code Files Creating Multiple Source Files Sharing with Header Files Sharing Variables among Source Files Using the Mysterious Header Wrappers Using Constants Understanding Preprocessor Directives Chapter 6: Referring to Your Data through Pointers Considering the Issues with Pointers Heaping and Stacking the Variables Creating New Pointers Freeing Pointers Passing Pointer Variables to Functions Returning Pointer Variables from Functions Chapter 7: Working with Classes Understanding Objects and Classes Working with a Class Starting and Ending with Constructors and Destructors Building Hierarchies of Classes Chapter 8: Working with Arrays and Pointers Declaring Arrays Using Arrays and Pointers Using Multidimensional Arrays Working with Arrays and Command-Line Parameters Allocating an Array on the Heap Deleting an Array from the Heap Chapter 9: Ten Features for More Advanced C++ Programming Conditional Compilation Namespaces File I/O Exception Handling Operator Overloading STL Vectors STL Maps STL Iterators Algorithms Library Smart Pointers Index About the Author Connect with Dummies End User License Agreement