Chapter 1: Overview Of The Chapters #

The chapters of the C++ Annotations cover the following topics:

• Chapter 1: This overview of the chapters.
• Chapter 2: A general introduction to C++.
• Chapter 3: A first impression: differences between C and C++.
• Chapter 4: Name Spaces: how to avoid name collisions.
• Chapter 5: The string data type.
• Chapter 6: The C++ I/O library
• Chapter 7: The class concept: structs having functions. The object concept: variables of a class.
• Chapter 8: Static data and functions: members of a class not bound to objects
• Chapter 9: Allocation and returning unused memory: new, delete, and the function set_new_handler().
• Chapter 10: Exceptions: handle errors where appropriate, rather than where they occur.
• Chapter 11: Give your own meaning to operators.
• Chapter 12: Abstract Containers to put stuff into.
• Chapter 13: Building classes upon classes: setting up class hierarchies.
• Chapter 14: Changing the behavior of member functions accessed through base class pointers.
• Chapter 15: Gaining access to private parts: friend functions and classes
• Chapter 16: Classes having pointers to members: pointing to locations inside objects.
• Chapter 17: Constructing classes and enums within classes.
• Chapter 18: The Standard Template Library.
• Chapter 19: The STL generic algorithms.
• Chapter 20: Multi Threading.
• Chapter 21: Function templates: using molds for type independent functions.
• Chapter 22: Class templates: using molds for type independent classes.
• Chapter 23: Advanced Template Use: programming the compiler.
• Chapter 24: Coroutines.
• Chapter 25: Several examples of programs written in C++.