This is a self-contained reference book for those studying and using C++. Starting from scratch, the author explains the idea of address, value and type in C++ before quickly moving to the more important aspects of the language such as classes, templates, generic programming and inheritance. He includes recent developments in C++, such as STL and the iostream library, and there is a chapter devoted to program design princples.

By using plenty of non-trivial examples to illustrate the text, the reader is stimulated and inspired to see how they can use what they have learnt in other sophisticated applications.

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• Table of contents: toc.ps or toc.pdf.
• Preface from the book.
• Sample chapter ``Generic Programming using the STL'': ch07.ps or ch07.pdf.
• Examples
  • Chapter 1: Basic Concepts of C++.
  • Chapter 3: Built-in Types.
  • Chapter 3: Functions.
  • Chapter 4: User-Defined Types.
  • Chapter 5: Built-in Type Constructors.
  • Chapter 6: User-Defined Type Constructors.
  • Chapter 7: Generic Programming using the STL.
  • Chapter 8: Subtypes and Inheritance.
  • Chapter 9: Exceptions.
  • Chapter 10: Iostreams.
  • Chapter 11: Introduction to Program Design.
• Transparencies (transparencies.ps, transparencies.pdf)
• Where to find in Europe (or at amazon in the US)
• Errata.