Ivor Horton's Beginning Visual C++ 2012

The only book to teach C++ programming with Microsoft Visual Studio! There's a reason why Ivor Horton's Beginning Visual C++ books dominate the marketplace. Ivor Horton has a loyal following who love his winning approach to teaching programming languages, and in this fully updated new edition, he repeats his successful formula. Offering a comprehensive introduction to both the standard C++ language and to Visual C++, he offers step-by-step programming exercises, examples, and solutions to deftly guide novice programmers through the ins and outs of C++ development. Introduces novice programmers to the current standard, Microsoft Visual C++ 2012, as it is implemented in Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 Focuses on teaching both the C++11 standard and Visual C++ 2012, unlike virtually any other book on the market Covers the C++ language and library and the IDE Delves into new features of both the C++11 standard and of the Visual C++ 2012 programming environment Features C++ project templates, code snippets, and more Even if you have no previous programming experience, you'll soon learn how to build real-world applications using Visual C++ 2012 with this popular guide.

Table of Contents:
Introduction xxxv Chapter 1: Programming with VisuaL C++ 1 Learning with Visual C++ 1 Writing C++ Applications 2 Learning Desktop Applications Programming 3 What is the Integrated Development Environment? 5 Using the IDE 7 Summary 23 Chapter 2: Data, Variables, and Calculations 25 The Structure of a C++ Program 26 Defining Variables 39 Fundamental Data Types 42 Basic Input/Output Operations 50 Calculating in C++ 55 Type Conversion and Casting 66 The auto Keyword 69 Discovering Types 70 The Bitwise Operators 70 Introducing Lvalues and Rvalues 76 Understanding Storage Duration and Scope 77 Variables with Specific Sets of Values 85 Namespaces 90 Summary 93 Chapter 3: Decisions and Loops 97 Comparing Values 97 Repeating a Block of Statements 115 Summary 133 Chapter 4: Arrays, Strings, and Pointers 135 Handling Multiple Data Values of the Same Type 135 Indirect Data Access 150 Dynamic Memory Allocation 170 Using References 176 Library Functions for Strings 178 Summary 185 Chapter 5: Introducing Structure into Your Programs 189 Understanding Functions 189 Passing Arguments to a Function 198 Returning Values from a Function 216 Recursive Function Calls 224 Summary 227 Chapter 6: More About Program Structure 231 Pointers to Functions 231 Initializing Function Parameters 238 Exceptions 239 Handling Memory Allocation Errors 245 Function Overloading 247 Function Templates 251 Using the decltype Operator 254 An Example Using Functions 256 Summary 274 Chapter 7: Defining Your Own Data Types 277 The struct in C++ 277 Types, Objects, Classes, and Instances 287 Understanding Classes 290 Class Constructors 298 Private Members of a Class 307 The Pointer this 314 const Objects 317 Arrays of Objects 320 Static Members of a Class 322 Pointers and References to Objects 325 Summary 330 Chapter 8: More On Classes 333 Class Destructors 334 Implementing a Copy Constructor 340 Sharing Memory Between Variables 342 Operator Overloading 345 The Object Copying Problem 366 Default Class Members 377 Class Templates 378 Perfect Forwarding 388 Using Classes 392 Organizing Your Program Code 412 Library Classes for Strings 414 Summary 437 Chapter 9: Class Inheritance and Virtual Functions 441 Object-Oriented Programming Basics 441 Inheritance in Classes 443 Access Control Under Inheritance 447 The Copy Constructor in a Derived Class 458 Preventing Class Derivation 461 Class Members as Friends 462 Virtual Functions 464 Casting Between Class Types 483 Nested Classes 483 Summary 487 Chapter 10: The Standard Template Library 491 What is the Standard Template Library? 491 Smart Pointers 497 Algorithms 500 Function Objects in the STL 501 Function Adapters 502 The Range of STL Containers 502 Sequence Containers 502 Associative Containers 561 More on Iterators 575 More on Function Objects 582 More on Algorithms 584 Type Traits and Static Assertions 587 Lambda Expressions 588 Summary 598 Chapter 11: Windows Programming Concepts 601 Windows Programming Basics 602 The Structure of a Windows Program 608 The Microsoft Foundation Classes 627 Summary 632 Chapter 12: Windows Programming with the Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC) 635 The MFC Document/View Concept 636 Creating MFC Applications 640 Summary 657 Chapter 13: Working With Menus and Toolbars 659 Communicating with Windows 659 Extending the Sketcher Program 664 Elements of a Menu 665 Adding Menu Message Handlers 668 Adding Toolbar Buttons 678 Summary 682 Chapter 14: Drawing in a Window 685 Basics of Drawing in a Window 685 The MFC Drawing Mechanism 689 Drawing Graphics in Practice 700 Programming for the Mouse 702 Drawing a Sketch 731 Summary 734 Chapter 15: Improving the View 739 Sketcher Limitations 739 Improving the View 740 Deleting and Moving Elements 748 Implementing a Context Menu 748 Identifying an Element under the Cursor 752 Dealing with Masked Elements 765 Summary 767 Chapter 16: Working with Dialogs and Controls 769 Understanding Dialogs 770 Understanding Controls 770 Creating a Dialog Resource 771 Programming for a Dialog 773 Supporting the Dialog Controls 777 Completing Dialog Operations 780 Using a Spin Button Control 785 Using the Scale Factor 791 Working with Status Bars 797 The CString Class 801 Using an Edit Box Control 802 Summary 812 Chapter 17: Storing and Printing Documents 815 Understanding Serialization 815 Serializing a Document 816 Applying Serialization 823 Exercising Serialization 831 Printing a Document 833 Implementing Multipage Printing 837 Summary 847 Chapter 18: Programming Windows 8 Apps 849 Understanding Windows 8 Apps 850 Developing Windows 8 Apps 851 Windows Runtime Concepts 852 C++ Component Extensions (C++/CX) 853 The eXtensible Application Markup Language (XAML) 859 Creating a Windows 8 App 867 Scaling UI Elements 897 Transitions 899 Summary 902 Index 905