Product Description

Best-selling genius Herb Schildt covers everything from keywords, syntax, and libraries, to advanced features such as overloading, inheritance, virtual functions, namespaces, templates, and RTTI—plus, a complete description of the Standard Template Library (STL).

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #96421 in Books
• Published on: 2002-12-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 1056 pages

From the Back Cover

Schildt's classic C++ reference--updated and expanded

The Definitive Guide to C++

Master programmer and best-selling author Herb Schildt has updated and expanded his classic reference to C++. Using expertly crafted explanations, insider tips, and hundreds of examples, Schildt explains and demonstrates every aspect of C++. Inside you'll find details on the entire C++ language, including its keywords, operators, preprocessor directives, and libraries. There is even a synopsis of the extended keywords used for .NET programming. Of course, everything is presented in the clear, crisp, uncompromising style that has made Herb Schildt the choice of millions. Whether you're a beginning programmer or a seasoned pro, the answers to all your C++ questions can be found in this lasting resource.

Detailed coverage includes:

• Data types and operators
• Control statements
• Functions
• Classes and objects
• Constructors and destructors
• Function and operator overloading
• Inheritance
• Virtual functions
• Namespaces
• Templates
• Exception handling
• The I/O library
• The Standard Template Library (STL)
• Containers, algorithms, and iterators
• Principles of object-oriented programming (OOP)
• Runtime type ID (RTTI)
• The preprocessor
• Much, much more

About the Author
Herbert Schildt is a world leading programming author. He is an authority on the C, C++, Java, and C# programming languages, and a master Windows programmer. His programming books have sold more than three million copies worldwide and have been translated into all major foreign languages. He is the author of numerous best sellers including C: The Complete Reference, Java 2: The Complete Reference, Java 2: A Beginner's Guide, C#: A Beginner's Guide, and many more. Schildt holds a master's degree in computer science from the University of Illinois.

Customer Reviews

The perfect reference (but not for the beginner)
I have a couple of the excellent "The Complete Reference" books and use them extensively. C++: The Complete Reference is another great reference in the series and is incredibly useful. I wouldn't however recommend this for the C++ beginner (C++: A Beginners Guide , also by the fantastic Herbert Schildt was the book i started with and is excellent for the beginner). I would highly recommend this, and all Herbert Schildt books as they are excellent.

Excellent C++ Reference
This is the only C++ reference book you will need, period.
It contains basically every function in the standard library and also gives an overview of the basic language features.
Although it does give an overview of the basic programming elements of C++ it probably would not be suitable for a beginner or someone simply trying to learn C++.
As a reference i highly recommend it.

Excellent reference tittle
This is a handy book to have available when writing software in C++, serving as a realiable way to accurately describe the core ANSI/ISO language features as well as the standard template library.