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Stanley B. Lippman has served as distinguished consultant for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, architect for the Visual C++ development group at Microsoft, member of the technical staff at Bell Laboratories, and principal software engineer in feature animation at Disney, DreamWorks, Pixar, and PDI. Josée Lajoie, now at Pixar, was a member of IBM Canada’s C/C++ compiler development team, and chaired the core language working group for the previous ANSI/ISO C++ Standard Committee. Barbara E. Moo is an independent consultant with over 30 years of software experience. During 15 years at AT&T, she worked on one of the first commercial products ever written in C++.

Bestselling Programming Tutorial and Reference Completely Rewritten for the New C++11 Standard

 

Fully updated and recast for the newly released C++11 standard, this authoritative and comprehensive introduction to C++ will help you to learn the language fast, and to use it in modern, highly effective ways. Highlighting today’s best practices, the authors show how to use both the core language and its standard library to write efficient, readable, and powerful code.

 

C++ Primer, Fifth Edition, introduces the C++ standard library from the outset, drawing on its common functions and facilities to help you write useful programs without first having to master every language detail. The book’s many examples have been revised to use the new language features and demonstrate how to make the best use of them. This book is a proven tutorial for those new to C++, an authoritative discussion of core C++ concepts and techniques, and a valuable resource for experienced programmers, especially those eager to see C++11 enhancements illuminated.

 

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  • Learn how to use the new C++11 language features and the standard library to build robust programs quickly, and get comfortable with high-level programming
  • Learn through examples that illuminate today’s best coding styles and program design techniques
  • Understand the “rationale behind the rules”: why C++11 works as it does
  • Use the extensive crossreferences to help you connect related concepts and insights
  • Benefit from up-to-date learning aids and exercises that emphasize key points, help you to avoid pitfalls, promote good practices, and reinforce what you’ve learned

 

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C++ Primer, Fifth Edition, features an enhanced, layflat binding, which allows the book to stay open more easily when placed on a flat surface. This special binding method—notable by a small space inside the spine—also increases durability.

 

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Another keeper in my shelf. It covers C++11 standards very well., September 29, 2012
This review is from: C++ Primer (5th Edition) (Paperback)
C++ Primer, 5th ed. is a great book for an intermediate level C++ programmer. I would NOT recommend this book to a novice, but if you went through an introductory book or two and have some basic programming experience, this book will take you to the next level.

The authors introduce STL material from the beginning. So, this book more or less shares pedagogical philosophy with another excellent introductory book "Accelerated C++" by Koenig & Moo (who is a co-author of this book). IMO, this is a superior approach, compared to a more traditional, part1-C-part2-C++ type of approach.

What I like about this book, in particular, is the authors' attention to detail and their pursuit of "completeness". Not only does the book cover all the basic building blocks of the language, it also describes subtleties and nuances in the language that can easily be missed or misunderstood by showing you lots of easy-to-understand examples. In this sense, I would say that this book... Read more
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Great book for programmers, October 14, 2012
This review is from: C++ Primer (5th Edition) (Paperback)
The C++ programming language is big, powerful and painful to master. But it's a wonderful language, both for industrial and academic use. The "C++ Primer, 5th Edition" is exactly the same. It is a big book, with a lot of information which is not always easily presented. But it's a good book and it appeals to a lot of programmers.

The "C++ Primer, 5th Edition" is not a book for those who just started programming. It is for those people that know the basics of programming and wish to learn how to program C++ the way it's supposed to be. The language is presented in depth, along with all the new features that come with its latest ISO standard, C++11.

Object Oriented Programming principles and practice, Generic Programming, Containers, dynamic memory and advanced type support are also all there. Everything is presented in a clear way with a lot of examples and several exercises to get you started.

What I liked:

1) The summary of "Defined Terms"... Read more
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Recommended reading..., October 1, 2012
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If you have some programming background and are trying to learn C++, are an intermediate developer, or even if you're an advanced developer - this book is highly recommended reading.

In my opinion, this book teaches C++ properly, it teaches you the building blocks and facilities of the language from the ground up so you get accustomed to strings, vectors and other important features of the C++ standard library. This is exactly what Bjorne Stroustroup, the creator of the language, suggests and I find it so much more useful than starting off by learning the C programming language first.

This book covers C++11 features in an in depth fashion. Prior to having this book, I had a hard time finding enough information about all the aspects of the new standard. I especially like the explanation on rvalue references and the new move semantics.

Parts 3 and 4 of the book were particularly useful. Part 3 delves into copy semantics, the new move semantics, and... Read more
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Table of Contents

Preface        xxiii

Chapter 1: Getting Started        1

1.1 Writing a Simple C++ Program   2

1.2 A First Look at Input/Output   5

1.3 A Word About Comments   9

1.4 Flow of Control   11

1.5 Introducing Classes   19

1.6 The Bookstore Program   24

Chapter Summary   26

Defined Terms   26

 

Part I: The Basics        29

Chapter 2: Variables and Basic Types        31

2.1 Primitive Built-in Types   32

2.2 Variables   41

2.3 Compound Types   50

2.4 const Qualifier   59

2.5 Dealing with Types   67

2.6 Defining Our Own  Data Structures   72

Chapter Summary   78

Defined Terms    78

 

Chapter 3: Strings, Vectors, and Arrays        81

3.1 Namespace using Declarations   82

3.2 Library string Type   84

3.3 Library vector Type   96

3.4 Introducing Iterators    106

3.5 Arrays   113

3.6 Multidimensional Arrays   125

Chapter Summary   131

Defined Terms   131

 

Chapter 4: Expressions        133

4.1 Fundamentals    134

4.2 Arithmetic Operators   139

4.3 Logical and Relational Operators   141

4.4 Assignment Operators   144

4.5 Increment and Decrement Operators   147

4.6 The Member Access Operators   150

4.7 The Conditional Operator   151

4.8 The Bitwise Operators   152

4.9 The sizeof Operator   156

4.10 Comma Operator    157

4.11 Type Conversions   159

4.12 Operator Precedence Table   166

Chapter Summary   168

Defined Terms   168

 

Chapter 5: Statements        171

5.1 Simple Statements   172

5.2 Statement Scope   174

5.3 Conditional Statements    174

5.4 Iterative Statements   183

5.5 Jump Statements   190

5.6 try Blocks and Exception Handling   193

Chapter Summary   199

Defined Terms   199

 

Chapter 6: Functions        201

6.1 Function Basics  202

6.2 Argument Passing   208

6.3 Return Types and the return Statement   222

6.4 Overloaded Functions   230

6.5 Features for Specialized Uses   236

6.6 Function Matching   242

6.7 Pointers to Functions   247

Chapter Summary    251

Defined Terms   251

 

Chapter 7: Classes        253

7.1 Defining Abstract Data Types   254

7.2 Access Control and Encapsulation   268

7.3 Additional Class Features   271

7.4 Class Scope    282

7.5 Constructors Revisited   288

7.6 static Class Members    300

Chapter Summary   305

Defined Terms    305

 

Part II: The C++ Library         307

Chapter 8: The IO Library         309

8.1 The IO Classes   310

8.2 File Input and Output   316

8.3 string Streams   321

Chapter Summary   324

Defined Terms    324

 

Chapter 9: Sequential Containers        325

9.1 Overview of the Sequential Containers   326

9.2 Container Library Overview   328

9.3 Sequential Container Operations    341

9.4 How a vector Grows   355

9.5 Additional string Operations   360

9.6 Container Adaptors   368

Chapter Summary   372

Defined Terms   372

 

Chapter 10: Generic Algorithms        375

10.1 Overview   376

10.2 A First Look at the Algorithms   378

10.3 Customizing Operations   385

10.4 Revisiting Iterators   401

10.5 Structure of Generic Algorithms   410

10.6 Container-Specific Algorithms    415

Chapter Summary    417

Defined Terms   417

 

Chapter 11: Associative Containers        419

11.1 Using an Associative Container   420

11.2 Overview of the Associative Containers   423

11.3 Operations on Associative Containers   428

11.4 The Unordered Containers   443

Chapter Summary   447

Defined Terms    447

 

Chapter 12: Dynamic Memory        449

12.1 Dynamic Memory and Smart Pointers   450

12.2 Dynamic Arrays   476

12.3 Using the Library: A Text-Query Program   484

Chapter Summary   491

Defined Terms   491

 

Part III: Tools for Class Authors         493

Chapter 13: Copy Control        495

13.1 Copy, Assign, and Destroy   496

13.2 Copy Control and Resource Management    510

13.3 Swap   516

13.4 A Copy-Control Example    519

13.5 Classes that Manage Dynamic Memory    524

13.6 Moving Objects    531

Chapter Summary   549

Defined Terms    549

 

Chapter 14: Overloaded Operations and Conversions        551

14.1 Basic Concepts   552

14.2 Input and Output Operators    556

14.3 Arithmetic and Relational Operators   560

14.4 Assignment Operators    563

14.5 Subscript Operator    564

14.6 Increment and Decrement Operators   566

14.7 Member Access Operators   569

14.8 Function-Call Operator   571

14.9 Overloading, Conversions, and Operators   579

Chapter Summary   590

Defined Terms    590

 

Chapter 15: Object-Oriented Programming        591

15.1 OOP: An Overview    592  

15.2 Defining Base and Derived Classes   594

15.3 Virtual Functions    603

15.4 Abstract Base Classes    608

15.5 Access Control and Inheritance    511

15.6 Class Scope under Inheritance    617

15.7 Constructors and Copy Control    622

15.8 Containers and Inheritance    630

15.9 Text Queries Revisited    634

Chapter Summary    649

Defined Terms   649

 

Chapter 16: Templates and Generic Programming        651

16.1 Defining a Template   652

16.2 Template Argument Deduction   678

16.3 Overloading and Templates    694

16.4 Variadic Templates   699

16.5 Template Specializations    706

Chapter Summary   713

Defined Terms   713

 

Part IV: Advanced Topics        715

Chapter 17: Specialized Library Facilities        717

17.1 The tuple Type    718

17.2 The bitset Type   723

17.3 Regular Expressions   728

17.4 Random Numbers   745

17.5 The IO Library Revisited    752

Chapter Summary    769

Defined Terms    769

 

Chapter 18: Tools for Large Programs        771

18.1 Exception Handling    772

18.2 Namespaces    785

18.3 Multiple and Virtual Inheritance   802

Chapter Summary    816

Defined Terms    816

 

Chapter 19: Specialized Tools and Techniques        819

19.1 Controlling Memory Allocation   820

19.2 Run-Time Type Identification   825

19.3 Enumerations   832

19.4 Pointer to Class Member    835

19.5 Nested Classes   843

19.6 Union: A Space-Saving Class    847

19.7 Local Classes    852

19.8 Inherently Nonportable Features    854

Chapter Summary   862

Defined Terms    862

 

Appendix A: The Library        865

A.1 Library Names and Headers   866

A.2 A Brief Tour of the Algorithms    870

A.3 Random Numbers    882

 

Index        887

 

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