Your Ultimate 'How-To' Guide to C++ Programming!

Legendary programming author Herb Schildt shares some of his favorite programming techniques in this high-powered C++ 'cookbook.' Organized for quick reference, each 'recipe' shows how to accomplish a practical programming task. A recipe begins with a list of key ingredients (classes, functions, and headers) followed by step-by-step instructions that show how to assemble them into a complete solution. Detailed discussions explain the how and why behind each step, and a full code example puts the recipe into action. Each recipe ends with a list of options and alternatives that suggest ways to adapt the technique to fit a variety of situations. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced pro, you'll find recipes that are sure to satisfy your C++ programming appetite!

Topics include:

String Handling

• Standard Template Library (STL) Containers
• Algorithms
• Function Objects
• Binders
• Negators
• Adaptors
• Iterators
• I/O
• Formatting Data

Learn how to:

• Tokenize a null-terminated string
• Create a search and replace function for strings
• Implement subtraction for string objects
• Use the vector, deque, and list sequence containers
• Use the container adaptors stack, queue, and priority_queue
• Use the map, multimap, set, and multiset associative containers
• Reverse, rotate, and shuffle a sequence
• Create a function object
• Use binders, negators, and iterator adapters
• Read and write files
• Use stream iterators to handle file I/O
• Use exceptions to handle I/O errors
• Create custom inserters and extractors
• Format date, time, and numeric data
• Use facets and the localization library
• Overload the [ ], ( ), and -> operators
• Create an explicit constructor
• And much, much more

Chapter 2. String Handling

Chapter 3. Working with STL Containers

Chapter 4. Algorithms, Function Objects, and Other STL Components

Chapter 5. Working with I/O

Chapter 6. Formatting Data

Chapter 7. Potpourri

Index

Herb Schildt is a leading authority on C, C++, Java, and C#, and is a master Windows programmer. His programming books have sold more than 3.5 million copies worldwide and have been translated into all major foreign languages. Herb is the author of numerous bestsellers, including C++: The Complete Reference, Java: The Complete Reference, C#: The Complete Reference, and C++: A Beginner's Guide.