Starting Out with C++ : Early Objects

by Gaddis, Tony; Walters, Judy; Muganda, Godfrey

• ISBN13: 9780321512383
• ISBN10: 0321512383
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Paperback w/CD
• Copyright: 2008-01-01
• Publisher: Addison Wesley

Summary

KEY MESSAGE:InStarting Out with C++: Early Objects,Gaddis covers objects and classes early after functions and before arrays and pointers. As with all Gaddis texts, clear and easy-to-read code listings, concise and practical real-world examples, and an abundance of exercises appear in every chapter. Introduction to Computers and Programming; Introduction to C++; Expressions and Interactivity; Making Decisions; Looping; Functions; Introduction to Classes and Objects; Arrays; Searching and Sorting Arrays; Pointers; More About Classes and Object-Oriented Programming; More About Characters, Strings, and the string Class; Advanced File and I/O Operations; Recursion; Polymorphism, Virtual Functions, and Multiple Inheritance; Exceptions, Templates, and the Standard Template Library (STL); Linked Lists; Stacks and Queues; Binary Trees. This text is intended for either a one-semester accelerated introductory course or a traditional two-semester sequence covering C++ programming.

Table of Contents

Introduction to Computers and Programming

Why Program?

Computer Systems: Hardware and Software

Programs and Programming Languages

What Is a Program Made of?

Input, Processing, and Output

The Programming Process

Procedural and Object-Oriented Programming

Case Studies

Introduction to C++

The Parts of a C++ Program

The cout Object

The #include Directive

Standard and Prestandard C++

Variables, Constants, and the Assignment Statement

Identifiers

Integer Data Types

The char Data Type

The C++ string Class

Floating-Point Data Types

The bool Data Type

Determining the Size of a Data Type

More on Variable Assignments and Initialization

Scope

Arithmetic Operators

Comments

Focus on Software Engineering:Programming Style

Case Studies

Expressions and Interactivity

The cin Object

Mathematical Expressions

Implicit Type Conversion

Explicit Type Conversion

Overflow and Underflow

Named Constants

Multiple and Combined Assignment

Formatting Output

Working with Characters and String Objects

Using C-Strings

More Mathematical Library Functions

Introduction to Files

Focus on Object-Oriented Programming:Member Functions

Focus on Debugging:Hand Tracing a Program

Green Fields Landscaping Case Study-Part 1

Making Decisions

Relational Operators

The if Statement

The if/else Statement

The if/else if Statement

Menus

Nested if Statements

Logical Operators

Validating User Input

More About Variable Definitions and Scope

Comparing Characters and Strings

The Conditional Operator

The switch Statement

Enumerated Data Types

Testing for File Open Errors

Focus on Testing and Debugging:Validating Output Results

Green Fields Landscaping Case Study-Part 2

Additional Case Studies

Looping

The Increment and Decrement Operators

Introduction to Loops: The while Loop

Using the while Loop for Input Validation

Counters

The do-while Loop

The for Loop

Keeping a Running Total

Sentinels

Using a Loop to Read Data From a File

Focus on Software Engineering:Deciding Which Loop to Use

Nested Loops

Breaking Out of a Loop

The continue Statement

Focus on Testing and Debugging:Creating Good Test Data

Central Mountain Credit Union Case Study

Additional Case Studies

Functions

Modular Programming

Defining and Calling Functions

Function Prototypes

Sending Data into a Function

Passing Data by Value

The return Statement

Returning a Value from a Function

Returning a Boolean Value

Using Functions in a Menu-Driven Program

Local and Global Variables

Static Local Variables

Default Arguments

Using Reference Variables as Parameters

Overloading Functions

The exit() Function

Stubs and Drivers

Case Study: Little Lotto

Additional Case Studies

Introduction to Classes and Objects

Combining Data into Structures

Accessing Structure Members

Initializing a Structure

Nested Structures

Structures as Function Arguments

Returning a Structure from a Function

Unions

Abstract Data Types

Object-Oriented Programming

Introduction to Classes

Introduction to Objects

Defining Member Functions

Focus on

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