Book 1

Getting Started with C++

Contents at a Glance

1. Chapter 1: Configuring Your Desktop System
   1. Obtaining a Copy of C++ 20
   2. Obtaining Code::Blocks
   3. Installing Code::Blocks
   4. Touring the Essential Code::Blocks Features
   5. Using Other IDEs
2. Chapter 2: Configuring Your Mobile System
   1. Obtaining CppDroid
   2. Considering Other Alternatives
   3. Touring the Essential CppDroid Features
   4. Obtaining CppDroid Help
3. Chapter 3: Creating Your First C++ Application
   1. Code::Blocks Creating a Project
   2. Typing the Code
   3. Starting with Main
   4. Showing Information
   5. Let Your Application Run Away
4. Chapter 4: Storing Data in C++
   1. Putting Your Data Places: Variables
   2. Manipulating Integer Variables
   3. Characters
   4. Strings
   5. Making Decisions Using Conditional Operators
   6. Telling the Truth with Boolean Variables
   7. Reading from the Console
5. Chapter 5: Directing the Application Flow
   1. Doing This or Doing That
   2. Evaluating Conditions in C++
   3. Including Evaluations in C++ Conditional Statements
   4. Repeating Actions with Statements That Loop
   5. Looping for
   6. Looping while
   7. Doing while
   8. Breaking and continuing
   9. Nesting loops
6. Chapter 6: Dividing Your Work with Functions
   1. Dividing Your Work
   2. Calling a Function
   3. Writing Your Own Functions
   4. Improving On the Basic Function
   5. Calling All String Functions
   6. Understanding main()
7. Chapter 7: Splitting Up Source Code Files
   1. Creating Multiple Source Files
   2. Sharing with Header Files
   3. Sharing Variables among Source Files
   4. Using the Mysterious Header Wrappers
8. Chapter 8: Referring to Your Data Through Pointers
   1. Understanding the Changes in Pointers for C++ 20
   2. Heaping and Stacking the Variables
   3. Creating New Raw Pointers
   4. Freeing Raw Pointers
   5. Working with Smart Pointers
   6. Passing Pointer Variables to Functions
   7. Returning Pointer Variables from Functions