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PREFACE ...11
Trademarks, etc. ...11
Program Entry Point ...11
Arguments and Parameters ...........................................................................................13
Syntax Highlighting ...13
Samples ...13
C++11 ...14
CHAPTER 1 TYPES ...15
Fundamental Types ...15
Enumerations ...16
std::wcout, std::wcerr, std::wcin .....................................................................................19
Classes and Structures .................................................................................................20
Unions ...21
typedef ...23
CHAPTER 2 NAMESPACES ...25
The Global Namespace .................................................................................................25
The Scope Resolution Operator ‘::’ ................................................................................26
Defining Namespaces ...................................................................................................26
The using namespace Directive.....................................................................................27
CHAPTER 3 FUNCTIONS AND CLASSES ..............................................................................28
Declaration vs. Definition ...............................................................................................28
Functions ...30
Simple Class ...31
Member Functions ...35
Inline Member Functions ...............................................................................................35
Protection Levels and Access Specifiers .......................................................................37
Inheritance ...38
Abstract Classes ...46
Precompiled Header Files .............................................................................................48
Forward Declarations ...49
CHAPTER 4 STORAGE DURATION .......................................................................................52
Overview ...52
Static Duration ...52
Automatic Duration ...52
Dynamic Duration ...53
Thread Duration ...53
Choosing the Right Storage Duration ............................................................................54
Storage Duration Sample ..............................................................................................54
CHAPTER 5 CONSTRUCTORS, DESTRUCTORS, AND OPERATORS .................................62
Overview ...62
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Default Constructor...62
Default Arguments in Function Declarations ..................................................................63
Parameterized Constructors ..........................................................................................63
Conversion Constructors ...............................................................................................63
Initialization of Data and Base Classes ..........................................................................65
Delegating Constructor ..................................................................................................70
Copy Constructor ...71
Copy Assignment Operator ...........................................................................................72
Move Constructor ...72
std::move ...73
Move Assignment Operator ...........................................................................................73
Removing Copy or Move Semantics ..............................................................................73
Destructors and Virtual Destructors ...............................................................................73
Operator Overloading ...73
CHAPTER 6 RESOURCE ACQUISITION IS INITIALIZATION .................................................81
What Is RAII? ...81
How Does RAII Work? ...................................................................................................81
How Do I Use RAII? ...82
std::unique_ptr ...82
std::shared_ptr ...83
std::make_shared ...85
ComPtr in WRL for Metro-Style Apps ............................................................................85
Exceptions in C++ ...86
C++ Standard Library Exceptions ..................................................................................86
CHAPTER 7 POINTERS, REFERENCES, AND CONST-CORRECTNESS .............................93
Pointer Overview ...93
Const Pointer ...93
Pointer to Const ...93
Const Pointer to Const ..................................................................................................94
Const-correctness and Const Member Functions ..........................................................94
The * & and -> Operators ..............................................................................................94
L-values and R-values ...................................................................................................95
References ...95
Pointer and Reference Sample ......................................................................................95
Volatile ...98
CHAPTER 8 CASTING IN C++ .............................................................................................. 100
Overview ... 100
const_cast ... 100
static_cast ... 100
dynamic_cast ... 101
reinterpret_cast ... 101
C-style cast ... 101
Sample ... 101
CHAPTER 9 STRINGS ... 102
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Introduction ... 102
char* Strings ... 102
wchar_t* Strings ... 102
std::string and std::wstring Strings ............................................................................... 102
std::wstringstream Strings ........................................................................................... 103
CHAPTER 10 C++ LANGUAGE USAGES AND IDIOMS ....................................................... 105
Overview ... 105
Incrementing and Decrementing .................................................................................. 105
Concerning Null – Use nullptr ...................................................................................... 106
Strange-Looking Boolean Equality Checks .................................................................. 107
throw() and noexcept(bool expression) ........................................................................ 107
Pimpl (Pointer to Implementation) ................................................................................ 109
CHAPTER 11 TEMPLATES ................................................................................................... 113
Overview ... 113
Template functions ... 113
Template classes ... 113
CHAPTER 12 LAMBDA EXPRESSIONS ............................................................................... 116
No-Capture Lambdas .................................................................................................. 116
Lambdas with Parameters ........................................................................................... 116
Specifying a Lambda’s Return Type ............................................................................ 116
Capturing Outside Variables ........................................................................................ 116
Lambdas in Class-Member Functions.......................................................................... 118
CHAPTER 13 C++ STANDARD LIBRARY ............................................................................ 119
Introduction ... 119
Iterators ... 119
Range-Based for Loops ............................................................................................... 119
std::vector and other containers................................................................................... 120
The <algorithm> header .............................................................................................. 120
The C Run-Time Library (CRT).................................................................................... 120
CHAPTER 14 VISUAL STUDIO AND C++ ............................................................................. 121
IntelliSense ... 121
Code snippets ... 121
Including libraries ... 121
Generating assembly code files ................................................................................... 121
Terrifying build errors ................................................................................................... 122
