The C++ Tutorial

Chapter 0			Introduction / Getting Started
	0.1		Introduction to these tutorials
	0.2		Introduction to programming languages
	0.3		Introduction to C/C++
	0.4		Introduction to development
	0.5		Installing an Integrated Development Environment (IDE)
	0.6		Compiling your first program
	0.7		A few common C++ problems
Chapter 1			C++ Basics
	1.1		Structure of a program
	1.2		Comments
	1.3		A first look at variables (and cin)
	1.4		A first look at functions
	1.5		A first look at operators
	1.6		Whitespace and basic formatting
	1.7		Forward declarations
	1.8		Programs with multiple files
	1.9		Header files
	1.10		A first look at the preprocessor
	1.10a		How to design your first programs
	1.11		Comprehensive quiz
Chapter 2			Variables Part I
	2.1		Basic addressing and variable declaration
	2.2		Keywords and naming identifiers
	2.3		Variable sizes and the sizeof operator
	2.4		Integers
	2.5		Floating point numbers
	2.6		Boolean Values
	2.7		Chars
	2.8		Constants
	2.9		Hungarian Notation
	2.10		Comprehensive quiz

Chapter 3			Operators
	3.1		Precedence and associativity
	3.2		Arithmetic operators
	3.3		Increment/decrement operators, and side effects
	3.4		Sizeof, comma, and arithmetic if operators
	3.5		Relational operators (comparisons)
	3.6		Logical operators
	3.7		Converting between binary and decimal
	3.8		Bitwise operators
	3.x		Comprehensive quiz
Chapter 4			Variables Part II
	4.1		Blocks (compound statements) and local variables
	4.2		Global variables (and why they are evil)
	4.3		File scope and the static keyword
	4.4		Type conversion and casting
	4.5		Enumerated types
	4.6		Typedefs
	4.7		Structs
Chapter 5			Control Flow
	5.1		Control flow introduction
	5.2		If statements
	5.3		Switch statements
	5.4		Goto statements
	5.5		While statements
	5.6		Do while statements
	5.7		For statements
	5.8		Break and continue
	5.9		Random number generation
Chapter 6			Arrays, Strings, Pointers, and References
	6.1		Arrays (Part I)
	6.2		Arrays (Part II)
	6.3		Arrays and loops
	6.4		Sorting an array using selection sort
	6.5		Multidimensional arrays
	6.6		C-style strings
	6.7		Introduction to pointers
	6.8		Pointers, arrays, and pointer arithmetic
	6.9		Dynamic memory allocation with new and delete
	6.10		Pointers and const
	6.11		References
	6.12		References vs pointers, and member selection
	6.13		Void pointers
Chapter 7			Functions
	7.1		Function parameters and arguments
	7.2		Passing arguments by value
	7.3		Passing arguments by reference
	7.4		Passing arguments by address
	7.4a		Returning values by value, reference, and address
	7.5		Inline functions
	7.6		Function overloading
	7.7		Default parameters
	7.8		Function pointers
	7.9		The stack and the heap
	7.10		Recursion
	7.11		Namespaces
	7.12		Handling errors (assert, cerr, exit, and exceptions)
	7.13		Command line arguments
	7.14		Ellipses (and why to avoid them)
Chapter 8			Basic object-oriented programming
	8.1		Welcome to object-oriented programming
	8.2		Classes and class members
	8.3		Public vs private access specifiers
	8.4		Access functions and encapsulation
	8.5		Constructors
	8.6		Destructors
	8.7		The hidden “this” pointer
	8.8		Constructors (Part II)
	8.9		Class code and header files
	8.10		Const class objects and member functions
	8.11		Static member variables
	8.12		Static member functions
	8.13		Friend functions and classes
	8.14		Anonymous variables and objects
Chapter 9			Operator overloading
	9.1		Introduction to operator overloading
	9.2		Overloading the arithmetic operators
	9.3		Overloading the I/O operators
	9.4		Overloading the comparison operators
	9.5		Overloading unary operators +, -, and !
	9.6		Overloading operators using member functions
	9.7		Overloading the increment and decrement operators
	9.8		Overloading the subscript operator
	9.9		Overloading the parenthesis operator
	9.10		Overloading typecasts
	9.11		The copy constructor and overloading the assignment operator
	9.12		Shallow vs. deep copying
Chapter 10			Composition
	10.1		Constructor initialization lists
	10.2		Composition
	10.3		Aggregation
	10.4		Container classes
Chapter 11			Inheritance
	11.1		Introduction to inheritance
	11.2		Basic inheritance in C++
	11.3		Order of construction of derived classes
	11.4		Constructors and initialization of derived classes
	11.5		Inheritance and access specifiers
	11.6		Adding, changing, and hiding members in a derived class
	11.7		Multiple inheritance
	11.8		Virtual base classes
Chapter 12			Virtual Functions
	12.1		Pointers and references to the base class of derived objects
	12.2		Virtual functions
	12.3		Virtual destructors, virtual assignment, and overriding virtualization
	12.4		Early binding and late binding
	12.5		The virtual table
	12.6		Pure virtual functions, abstract base classes, and interface classes
Chapter 13			Input and output (I/O)
	13.1		Input and output (I/O) streams
	13.2		Input with istream
	13.3		Output with ostream and ios
	13.4		Stream classes for strings
	13.5		Stream states and input validation
	13.6		Basic file I/O
	13.7		Random file I/O
Chapter 14			Templates
	14.1		Function templates
	14.2		Function template instances
	14.3		Template classes
	14.4		Expression parameters and template specialization
	14.5		Class template specialization
	14.6		Partial template specialization
Chapter 15			Exceptions
	15.1		The need for exceptions
	15.2		Basic exception handling
	15.3		Exceptions, functions, and stack unwinding
	15.4		Uncaught exceptions, catch-all handlers, and exception specifiers
	15.5		Exceptions, classes, and inheritance
	15.6		Exception dangers and downsides
Chapter 16			The Standard Template Library
	16.1		The Standard Template Library (STL)
	16.2		STL containers overview
	16.3		STL iterators overview
	16.4		STL algorithms overview
Chapter 17			std::string
	17.1		std::string and std::wstring
	17.2		std::string construction and destruction
	17.3		std::string length and capacity
	17.4		std::string character access and conversion to C-style arrays
	17.5		std::string assignment and swapping
	17.6		std::string appending
	17.7		std::string inserting
Appendix A			Miscellaneous Subjects
	A.1		Static and dynamic libraries
	A.2		Using libraries with Visual Studio Express 2005
	A.3		Using libraries with Code::Blocks
	A.4		Debugging your program (stepping and breakpoints)
	A.5		Debugging your program (watching variables and the call stack)
	A.6	(New)	Fixed-width integers
Appendix B			C++11 (Formerly C++0x)
	B.1	(New)	Introduction to C++11
	B.2	(New)	Long long, auto, decltype, nullptr, and enum classes
	B.3	(New)	Range-based for statements and static_assert
	B.4	(New)	Initializer lists and uniform initialization
	B.5	(New)	Delegating constructors
	B.6	(New)	New virtual function controls (override, final, default, and delete)

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