C++ Programming Language, The

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Table of Contents
Preface
Preface to Second Edition
Preface to First Edition
INTRODUCTORY MATERIAL

1. Notes to the Reader
2. A Tour of C++
3. A Tour of the Standard Library

I: BASIC FACILITIES

4. Types and Declarations
5. Pointers, Arrays, and Structures
6. Expressions and Statements
7. Functions
8. Namespaces and Exceptions
9. Source Files and Programs

II: ABSTRACTION MECHANISMS

10. Classes
11. Operator Overloading
12. Derived Classes
13. Templates
14. Exception Handling
15. Class Hierarchies

III: THE STANDARD LIBRARY

16. Library Organization and Containers
17. Standard Containers
18. Algorithms and Function Objects
19. Iterators and Allocators
20. Strings
21. Streams
22. Numerics

IV: DESIGH USING C++

23. Development and Design
24. Design and Programming
25. Roles of Classes

APPENDICES:

A. The C++ Grammar
B. Compatibility
C. Technicalities
D. Locales
E. Standard-Library Exception Handling
Index