Programming in C
4th Edition
Published on 11. September 2014
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Paperback/Softback
544 pages
978-0-321-77641-9 (ISBN)
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Programming in C will teach you how to write programs in the C programming language. Whether you're a novice or experienced programmer, this book will provide you with a clear understanding of this language, which is the foundation for many object-oriented programming languages such as C++, Objective-C, C#, and Java.
This book teaches C by example, with complete C programs used to illustrate each new concept along the way. Stephen Kochan provides step-by-step explanations for all C functions. You will learn both the language fundamentals and good programming practices. Exercises at the end of each chapter make the book ideally suited for classroom use or for self-instruction.
All the features of the C language are covered in this book, including the latest additions added with the C11 standard. Appendixes provide a detailed summary of the language and the standard C library, both organized for quick reference.
"Absolutely the best book for anyone starting out programming in C. This is an excellent introductory text with frequent examples and good text....This is the book I used to learn C-it's a great book."
-Vinit S. Carpenter, Learn C/C++ Today
This book teaches C by example, with complete C programs used to illustrate each new concept along the way. Stephen Kochan provides step-by-step explanations for all C functions. You will learn both the language fundamentals and good programming practices. Exercises at the end of each chapter make the book ideally suited for classroom use or for self-instruction.
All the features of the C language are covered in this book, including the latest additions added with the C11 standard. Appendixes provide a detailed summary of the language and the standard C library, both organized for quick reference.
"Absolutely the best book for anyone starting out programming in C. This is an excellent introductory text with frequent examples and good text....This is the book I used to learn C-it's a great book."
-Vinit S. Carpenter, Learn C/C++ Today
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Stephen G. Kochan has been developing software with the C programming language for more than 30 years. He is the author of several best-selling titles on the C language, including Programming in C , Programming in Objective-C , and Topics in C Programming . He has also written extensively on Unix and is the author or coauthor of Exploring the Unix System and Unix Shell Programming .
Content
Introduction 1
1 Some Fundamentals 5
Programming 5
Higher-Level Languages 5
Operating Systems 6
Compiling Programs 7
Integrated Development Environments 10
Language Interpreters 10
2 Compiling and Running Your First Program 11
Compiling Your Program 12
Running Your Program 12
Understanding Your First Program 13
Displaying the Values of Variables 15
Comments 17
Exercises 19
3 Variables, Data Types, and Arithmetic Expressions 21
Understanding Data Types and Constants 21
The Integer Type int 22
The Floating Number Type float 23
The Extended Precision Type double 23
The Single Character Type char 24
The Boolean Data Type _Bool 24
Type Specifiers: long, long long, short, unsigned, and signed 26
Working with Variables 29
Working with Arithmetic Expressions 30
Integer Arithmetic and the Unary Minus Operator 33
Combining Operations with Assignment: The Assignment Operators 39
Types _Complex and _Imaginary 40
Exercises 40
4 Program Looping 43
Triangular Numbers 43
The for Statement 44
Relational Operators 46
Aligning Output 50
Program Input 51
Nested for Loops 53
for Loop Variants 55
The while Statement 56
The do Statement 60
The break Statement 62
The continue Statement 62
Exercises 63
5 Making Decisions 65
The if Statement 65
The if-else Construct 69
Compound Relational Tests 72
Nested if Statements 74
The else if Construct 76
The switch Statement 83
Boolean Variables 86
The Conditional Operator 90
Exercises 92
6 Working with Arrays 95
Defining an Array 96
Using Array Elements as Counters 100
Generating Fibonacci Numbers 103
Using an Array to Generate Prime Numbers 104
Initializing Arrays 106
Character Arrays 108
Base Conversion Using Arrays 109
The const Qualifier 111
Multidimensional Arrays 113
Variable Length Arrays 115
Exercises 117
7 Working with Functions 119
Defining a Function 119
Arguments and Local Variables 123
Function Prototype Declaration 124
Automatic Local Variables 124
Returning Function Results 126
Functions Calling Functions Calling... 130
Declaring Return Types and Argument Types 133
Checking Function Arguments 135
Top-Down Programming 137
Functions and Arrays 137
Assignment Operators 141
Sorting Arrays 143
Multidimensional Arrays 146
Global Variables 151
Automatic and Static Variables 155
Recursive Functions 158
Exercises 161
8 Working with Structures 163
The Basics of Structures 163
A Structure for Storing the Date 164
Using Structures in Expressions 166
Functions and Structures 169
A Structure for Storing the Time 175
Initializing Structures 178
Compound Literals 178
Arrays of Structures 180
Structures Containing Structures 183
Structures Containing Arrays 185
Structure Variants 189
Exercises 190
9 Character Strings 193
Revisiting the Basics of Strings 193
Arrays of Characters 194
Variable-Length Character Strings 197
Initializing and Displaying Character Strings 199
Testing Two Character Strings for Equality 202
Inputting Character Strings 204
Single-Character Input 206
The Null String 211
Escape Characters 215
More on Constant Strings 217
Character Strings, Structures, and Arrays 218
A Better Search Method 221
Character Operations 226
Exercises 229
10 Pointers 233
Pointers and Indirection 233
Defining a Pointer Variable 234
Using Pointers in Expressions 237
Working with Pointers and Structures 239
Structures Containing Pointers 241
Linked Lists 243
The Keyword const and Pointers 251
Pointers and Functions 252
Pointers and Arrays 258
A Slight Digression About Program Optimization 262
Is It an Array or Is It a Pointer? 262
Pointers to Character Strings 264
Constant Character Strings and Pointers 266
The Increment and Decrement Operators Revisited 267
Operations on Pointers 271
Pointers to Functions 272
Pointers and Memory Addresses 273
Exercises 275
11 Operations on Bits 277
The Basics of Bits 277
Bit Operators 278
The Bitwise AND Operator 279
The Bitwise Inclusive-OR Operator 281
The Bitwise Exclusive-OR Operator 282
The Ones Complement Operator 283
The Left Shift Operator 285
The Right Shift Operator 286
A Shift Function 286
Rotating Bits 288
Bit Fields 291
Exercises 295
12 The Preprocessor 297
The #define Statement 297
Program Extendability 301
Program Portability 302
More Advanced Types of Definitions 304
The # Operator 309
The ## Operator 310
The #include Statement 311
System Include Files 313
Conditional Compilation 314
The #ifdef, #endif, #else, and #ifndef Statements 314
The #if and #elif Preprocessor Statements 316
The #undef Statement 317
Exercises 318
13 Extending Data Types with the Enumerated Data Type, Type Definitions, and Data Type Conversions 319
Enumerated Data Types 319
The typedef Statement 323
Data Type Conversions 325
Sign Extension 327
Argument Conversion 328
Exercises 329
14 Working with Larger Programs 331
Dividing Your Program into Multiple Files 331
Compiling Multiple Source Files from the Command Line 332
Communication Between Modules 334
External Variables 334
Static Versus Extern Variables and Functions 337
Using Header Files Effectively 339
Other Utilities for Working with Larger Programs 341
The make Utility 341
The cvs Utility 343
Unix Utilities: ar, grep, sed, and so on 343
15 Input and Output Operations in C 345
Character I/O: getchar() and putchar() 346
Formatted I/O: printf() and scanf() 346
The printf() Function 346
The scanf() Function 353
Input and Output Operations with Files 358
Redirecting I/O to a File 358
End of File 361
Special Functions for Working with Files 362
The fopen Function 362
The getc() and putc() Functions 364
The fclose() Function 365
The feof Function 367
The fprintf() and fscanf() Functions 367
The fgets() and fputs() Functions 367
stdin, stdout, and stderr 368
The exit() Function 369
Renaming and Removing Files 370
Exercises 371
16 Miscellaneous and Advanced Features 373
Miscellaneous Language Statements 373
The goto Statement 373
The null Statement 374
Working with Unions 375
The Comma Operator 378
Type Qualifiers 379
The register Qualifier 379
The volatile Qualifier 379
The restrict Qualifier 379
Command-line Arguments 380
Dynamic Memory Allocation 384
The calloc() and malloc() Functions 385
The sizeof Operator 385
The free Function 387
Exercises 389
17 Debugging Programs 391
Debugging with the Preprocessor 391
Debugging Programs with gdb 397
Working with Variables 400
Source File Display 401
Controlling Program Execution 402
Getting a Stack Trace 406
Calling Functions and Setting Arrays and Structures 407
Getting Help with gdb Commands 408
Odds and Ends 410
18 Object-Oriented Programming 413
What Is an Object Anyway? 413
Instances and Methods 414
Writing a C Program to Work with Fractions 416
Defining an Objective-C Class to Work with Fractions 417
Defining a C++ Class to Work with Fractions 421
Defining a C# Class to Work with Fractions 424
A C Language Summary 427
B The Standard C Library 471
C Compiling Programs with gcc 495
D Common Programming Mistakes 499
E Resources 505
TOC, 9780321776419, 7/28/2014
1 Some Fundamentals 5
Programming 5
Higher-Level Languages 5
Operating Systems 6
Compiling Programs 7
Integrated Development Environments 10
Language Interpreters 10
2 Compiling and Running Your First Program 11
Compiling Your Program 12
Running Your Program 12
Understanding Your First Program 13
Displaying the Values of Variables 15
Comments 17
Exercises 19
3 Variables, Data Types, and Arithmetic Expressions 21
Understanding Data Types and Constants 21
The Integer Type int 22
The Floating Number Type float 23
The Extended Precision Type double 23
The Single Character Type char 24
The Boolean Data Type _Bool 24
Type Specifiers: long, long long, short, unsigned, and signed 26
Working with Variables 29
Working with Arithmetic Expressions 30
Integer Arithmetic and the Unary Minus Operator 33
Combining Operations with Assignment: The Assignment Operators 39
Types _Complex and _Imaginary 40
Exercises 40
4 Program Looping 43
Triangular Numbers 43
The for Statement 44
Relational Operators 46
Aligning Output 50
Program Input 51
Nested for Loops 53
for Loop Variants 55
The while Statement 56
The do Statement 60
The break Statement 62
The continue Statement 62
Exercises 63
5 Making Decisions 65
The if Statement 65
The if-else Construct 69
Compound Relational Tests 72
Nested if Statements 74
The else if Construct 76
The switch Statement 83
Boolean Variables 86
The Conditional Operator 90
Exercises 92
6 Working with Arrays 95
Defining an Array 96
Using Array Elements as Counters 100
Generating Fibonacci Numbers 103
Using an Array to Generate Prime Numbers 104
Initializing Arrays 106
Character Arrays 108
Base Conversion Using Arrays 109
The const Qualifier 111
Multidimensional Arrays 113
Variable Length Arrays 115
Exercises 117
7 Working with Functions 119
Defining a Function 119
Arguments and Local Variables 123
Function Prototype Declaration 124
Automatic Local Variables 124
Returning Function Results 126
Functions Calling Functions Calling... 130
Declaring Return Types and Argument Types 133
Checking Function Arguments 135
Top-Down Programming 137
Functions and Arrays 137
Assignment Operators 141
Sorting Arrays 143
Multidimensional Arrays 146
Global Variables 151
Automatic and Static Variables 155
Recursive Functions 158
Exercises 161
8 Working with Structures 163
The Basics of Structures 163
A Structure for Storing the Date 164
Using Structures in Expressions 166
Functions and Structures 169
A Structure for Storing the Time 175
Initializing Structures 178
Compound Literals 178
Arrays of Structures 180
Structures Containing Structures 183
Structures Containing Arrays 185
Structure Variants 189
Exercises 190
9 Character Strings 193
Revisiting the Basics of Strings 193
Arrays of Characters 194
Variable-Length Character Strings 197
Initializing and Displaying Character Strings 199
Testing Two Character Strings for Equality 202
Inputting Character Strings 204
Single-Character Input 206
The Null String 211
Escape Characters 215
More on Constant Strings 217
Character Strings, Structures, and Arrays 218
A Better Search Method 221
Character Operations 226
Exercises 229
10 Pointers 233
Pointers and Indirection 233
Defining a Pointer Variable 234
Using Pointers in Expressions 237
Working with Pointers and Structures 239
Structures Containing Pointers 241
Linked Lists 243
The Keyword const and Pointers 251
Pointers and Functions 252
Pointers and Arrays 258
A Slight Digression About Program Optimization 262
Is It an Array or Is It a Pointer? 262
Pointers to Character Strings 264
Constant Character Strings and Pointers 266
The Increment and Decrement Operators Revisited 267
Operations on Pointers 271
Pointers to Functions 272
Pointers and Memory Addresses 273
Exercises 275
11 Operations on Bits 277
The Basics of Bits 277
Bit Operators 278
The Bitwise AND Operator 279
The Bitwise Inclusive-OR Operator 281
The Bitwise Exclusive-OR Operator 282
The Ones Complement Operator 283
The Left Shift Operator 285
The Right Shift Operator 286
A Shift Function 286
Rotating Bits 288
Bit Fields 291
Exercises 295
12 The Preprocessor 297
The #define Statement 297
Program Extendability 301
Program Portability 302
More Advanced Types of Definitions 304
The # Operator 309
The ## Operator 310
The #include Statement 311
System Include Files 313
Conditional Compilation 314
The #ifdef, #endif, #else, and #ifndef Statements 314
The #if and #elif Preprocessor Statements 316
The #undef Statement 317
Exercises 318
13 Extending Data Types with the Enumerated Data Type, Type Definitions, and Data Type Conversions 319
Enumerated Data Types 319
The typedef Statement 323
Data Type Conversions 325
Sign Extension 327
Argument Conversion 328
Exercises 329
14 Working with Larger Programs 331
Dividing Your Program into Multiple Files 331
Compiling Multiple Source Files from the Command Line 332
Communication Between Modules 334
External Variables 334
Static Versus Extern Variables and Functions 337
Using Header Files Effectively 339
Other Utilities for Working with Larger Programs 341
The make Utility 341
The cvs Utility 343
Unix Utilities: ar, grep, sed, and so on 343
15 Input and Output Operations in C 345
Character I/O: getchar() and putchar() 346
Formatted I/O: printf() and scanf() 346
The printf() Function 346
The scanf() Function 353
Input and Output Operations with Files 358
Redirecting I/O to a File 358
End of File 361
Special Functions for Working with Files 362
The fopen Function 362
The getc() and putc() Functions 364
The fclose() Function 365
The feof Function 367
The fprintf() and fscanf() Functions 367
The fgets() and fputs() Functions 367
stdin, stdout, and stderr 368
The exit() Function 369
Renaming and Removing Files 370
Exercises 371
16 Miscellaneous and Advanced Features 373
Miscellaneous Language Statements 373
The goto Statement 373
The null Statement 374
Working with Unions 375
The Comma Operator 378
Type Qualifiers 379
The register Qualifier 379
The volatile Qualifier 379
The restrict Qualifier 379
Command-line Arguments 380
Dynamic Memory Allocation 384
The calloc() and malloc() Functions 385
The sizeof Operator 385
The free Function 387
Exercises 389
17 Debugging Programs 391
Debugging with the Preprocessor 391
Debugging Programs with gdb 397
Working with Variables 400
Source File Display 401
Controlling Program Execution 402
Getting a Stack Trace 406
Calling Functions and Setting Arrays and Structures 407
Getting Help with gdb Commands 408
Odds and Ends 410
18 Object-Oriented Programming 413
What Is an Object Anyway? 413
Instances and Methods 414
Writing a C Program to Work with Fractions 416
Defining an Objective-C Class to Work with Fractions 417
Defining a C++ Class to Work with Fractions 421
Defining a C# Class to Work with Fractions 424
A C Language Summary 427
B The Standard C Library 471
C Compiling Programs with gcc 495
D Common Programming Mistakes 499
E Resources 505
TOC, 9780321776419, 7/28/2014