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Horton's unique tutorial approach and step-by-step guidance have helped over 100,000 novice programmers learn C++. In Ivor Horton's Beginning Visual C++ 2013, Horton not only guides you through the fundamentals of the standard C++ language, but also teaches you how C++ is used in the latest Visual Studio 2013 environment. Visual Studio 2013 includes major changes to the IDE and expanded options for C++ coding. Ivor Horton's Beginning Visual C++ 2013 will teach you the latest techniques to take your Visual C++ coding to an all-new level.

• C++ language and library changes supported under Visual Studio 2013
• IDE-specific changes for code formatting and debugging
• Changes to the C++ Standard Language for both C++ 11 and the new C++ 14
• And more

Horton introduces you to both Standard C++ and Visual C++ so you can build any component your app requires. Ivor Horton's Beginning Visual C++ 2013 is an indispensable guidebook for any new programmer, and contains plenty of exercises and solutions to help programmers of any level master the important concepts quickly and easily.

Introduction xxxiii

Chapter 1: Programming with Visual C++ 1

Learning with Visual C++ 1

Writing C++ Applications 2

Learning Desktop Applications Programming 3

The Integrated Development Environment 6

Using the IDE 8

Summary 23

Chapter 2: Data, Variables, and Calculations 25

The Structure of a C++ Program 26

Defining Variables 38

Fundamental Data Types 40

Basic Input/Output Operations 47

Calculating in C++ 52

Type Conversion and Casting 63

The auto Keyword 65

Discovering Types 66

The Bitwise Operators 67

Introducing Lvalues and Rvalues 72

Understanding Storage Duration and Scope 72

Variables with Specific Sets of Values 79

Namespaces 83

Summary 86

Chapter 3: Decisions and Loops 91

Repeating a Block of Statements 109

Summary 127

Chapter 4: Arrays, Strings, and Pointers 129

Handling Multiple Data Values of the Same Type 129

Working with C-Style Strings 140

Indirect Data Access 146

Dynamic Memory Allocation 163

Using References 168

Library Functions for Strings 171

Summary 176

Chapter 5: Introducing Structure into Your Programs 179

Understanding Functions 179

Passing Arguments to a Function 188

Returning Values from a Function 206

Returning a Pointer 206

Recursive Function Calls 214

Summary 217

Chapter 6: More about Program Structure 221

Pointers to Functions 221

Initializing Function Parameters 228

Exceptions 229

Handling Memory Allocation Errors 235

Function Overloading 237

Function Templates 241

Using the decltype Operator 244

An Example Using Functions 246

Summary 264

Chapter 7: Defining Your Own Data Types 267

The struct in C++ 267

Types, Objects, Classes, and Instances 276

Understanding Classes 279

Class Constructors 287

Private Members of a Class 297

The Pointer this 304

Const Objects 306

Arrays of Objects 309

Static Members of a Class 310

Pointers and References to Objects 314

Summary 318

Chapter 8: More on Classes 323

Class Destructors 324

Implementing a Copy Constructor 329

Operator Overloading 331

The Object Copying Problem 351

Default Class Members 361

Class Templates 362

Perfect Forwarding 373

Default Arguments for Template Parameters 376

Aliases for Class Templates 381

Template Specialization 382

Using Classes 385

Organizing Your Program Code 403

Library Classes for Strings 405

Summary 427

Chapter 9: Class Inheritance and Virtual Functions 431

Object-Oriented Programming Basics 432

Inheritance in Classes 433

Access Control Under Inheritance 437

The Copy Constructor in a Derived Class 447

Preventing Class Derivation 450

Class Members as Friends 451

Virtual Functions 453

Casting Between Class Types 470

Summary 475

Chapter 10: The Standard Template Library 479

What Is the Standard Template Library? 479

Smart Pointers 485

Algorithms 488

Function Objects in the STL 489

Function Adapters 490

The Range of STL Containers 490

Sequence Containers 490

Associative Containers 543

More on Iterators 556

More on Function Objects 562

More on Algorithms 564