[...]... because of the addition of the numerics library, C++ can be more conveniently used for numeric processing Of course, the information contained in this edition xxix xxx C++: The Complete Reference reflects the International Standard for C++ defined by the ANSI/ISO committee, including its new features What's New in the Third Edition The third edition of C++: The Complete Reference is greatly expanded... predecessor In fact, the length of the book has nearly doubled! The main reason for this is that the third edition now includes comprehensive coverage of both the standard function library and the standard class library Neither of these were sufficiently well defined when the second edition was being prepared to warrant inclusion With the standardization of C++ being complete, these topics can finally... Preface This is the third edition of C++: The Complete Reference In the years that have transpired since the second edition, C++ has undergone many changes Perhaps the most important is that it is now a standardized language In November of 1997, the ANSI/ISO committee charged with the task of standardizing C++, passed out of committee an International Standard for C++ This event marked the end of a very... Study C++: The Complete Reference is your gateway into the "Herb Schildt" series of programming books Here is a partial list of Schildt's other books If you want to learn more about C++, then you will find these books especially helpful C++ From the Ground Up Teach Yourself C++ Expert C++ If you want to learn more about C, the foundation of C++, we recommend Teach Yourself C C: The Complete Reference The. .. compile the programs in this book because the compiler will automatically create a console session in which to execute your program Don't Forget: Code On The Web Remember, the source code for all of the programs in this book is available free-of-charge on the Web at http://www.osborne.com Downloading this code prevents you from having to type in the examples xxxi xxxii C++: The Complete Reference For Further... topics can finally be added Aside from these major additions, the third edition also includes a substantial amount of new material scattered throughout the book Most is the result of features that have been added to C++ since the previous edition was prepared New or expanded coverage includes the following topics: the Standard Template Library, run-time type ID (RTTI), the new casting operators, new features... aspects of the C++ language, including its foundation: C The book is divided into these five parts: s The C Subset — The foundation of C++ s The C++ language s The Standard Function Library s The Standard Class Library s Sample C++ applications Part One provides a comprehensive discussion of the C subset of C++ As most readers will know, C is the foundation upon which C++ was built It is the C subset... I The Foundation of C++: The C Subset T his book divides the description of the C++ language into two parts Part One discusses the C-like features of C++ This is commonly referred to as the C subset of C++ Part Two describes those features specific to C++ Together, they describe the entire C++ language As you may know, C++ was built upon the foundation of C In fact, C++ includes the entire C language,... several of the "C-only" features in Part One prevents them from cluttering up the remainder of the book Remember The C subset described in Part One constitutes the core of C++ and the foundation upon which C++'s object-oriented features are built All the features described here are part of C++ and available for your use Note Part One of this book is adapted from my book C: The Complete Reference (Osborne/McGraw-Hill)... question, the most important programming language in the world During standardization, several new features were added to C++ Some are relatively small Others, like the STL (Standard Template Library) have ramifications that will affect the course of programming for years to come The net effect of the additions was that the scope and range of the language were greatly expanded For example, because of the . from the Ground Up, Teach Yourself C++, C++: The Complete Reference, Borland C++: The Complete Reference, and C++ Programmer's Reference to name a few. C++: The Complete Reference Third Edition Herbert.