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Ivor Horton's Beginning Visual C++ 2005

Synopsis:

In this title, popular author Ivor Horton uses his trademark approachable writing style to provide novice programmers with the basic tools as they learn Visual C++ 2005. Readers will learn how to program in C++ using Visual C++ 2005 - without any previous knowledge of C++. More than 35 per cent new and updated material covers the new release of Visual C++, and exercises and solutions help readers along the way. This title demonstrates the significant new features of Visual C++ 2005, providing improved flexibility in developing Microsoft applications in C++.

Author Biography:

Ivor Horton is one of the preeiminent authors of tutorials on the Java, C and C++ programming languages. He is widely known for the tutorial style of his books, which provides step-by-step guidance easily understood even by first-time programmers. Horton is also a systems consultant in private practice.

Table of Contents:

1. Programming With Visual C++2005. 2. Data, Variables, and Calculations. 3. Decisions and Loops. 4. Arrays, Strings, Pointers, and References. 5. Introducing Structure Into Your Programs. 6. More About Program Structure. 7. Defining Your Own Data Types. 8. More on Classes. 9. Class Inheritance and Virtual Functions. 10. Debugging Techniques. 11. Windows Programming Concepts. 12. Windows Programming With The Microsoft Foundation Classes. 13. Working With Menus and Toolbars. 14. Drawing in a Window. 15. Creating The Document and Improving The View. 16. Working With Dialogs and Controls. 17. Storing and Printing Documents. 18. Writing Your Own Dlls. 19. Connecting to Data Sources. 20. Updating Data Sources. 21. Applications Using Windows Forms. 22. Accessing Data Sources in a Windows Forms Application. Appendix A, C++keywords. Appendix B, Ascii Character Codes. Index.

Additional Information:

Illustrations: Illustrations Related subjects: C++ (Computer program language) Programming languages