Visual C++ 5
The Complete Reference
Osborne/McGraw-Hill (Publisher)
Published on 1. January 1997
Book
Paperback/Softback
1008 pages
978-0-07-882391-6 (ISBN)
Description
This reference/tutorial is based on the authors' college-level and corporate training courses. It gets readers up and running quickly by covering the Visual C++ environment, then progresses to C/C++ programming fundamentals as they relate to Visual C++. It also covers the complete details of Windows 95/NT program development, with both traditional procedure-oriented techniques and object-oriented techniques using the MFC library. Visual C++ is Microsoft's general purpose programming language. Its main advantages are great access to both the operating system and the hardware and maximum programming flexibility. It is used in cases where maximum application execution speed is essential and the requirement for prototyping is minimal. Contrary to somewhat popular belief, Visual C++ is not a RAD (rapid application development) language, although it does provide access to these capabilities through the use of ActiveX controls (formerly OCXs). While the use of wizards in recent versions makes programming much easier, it is still not as easy as languages such as Visual Basic and Delphi. Visual C++ is, after all, C++; a complex language to learn. Chris H. Pappas and William H.
Murray III are co-authors of "Windows 3.1 Programming", "Application Programming for Windows NT" and "Borland C++ In-Depth".
Murray III are co-authors of "Windows 3.1 Programming", "Application Programming for Windows NT" and "Borland C++ In-Depth".
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 232 mm
Width: 189 mm
Weight
2030 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-882391-6 (9780078823916)
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Content
Part 1 A quick overview of Visual C++: the Visual C++ compiler, Version 5; a quick start using the IDE; writing, compiling and debugging simple programs; advanced Visual C/C++ features. Part 2 Programming foundations: C/C++ foundations; working with data; program control; writing and using functions; working with arrays; using pointers; complete I/O in C; an introduction to I/O in C++; structures, unions and miscellaneous items; advanced C and C++ programming topics. Part 3 Foundations for object-oriented programming in C++: object-oriented programming foundations; working with C++ classes; complete I/O in C++; working in an object-oirented environment. Part 4 Windows programming foundations: concepts and tools for Windows applications; writing Windows applications in C; the Microsoft Foundation Class Library (MFC); writing Windows applications in C++. Part 5 Wizards: using Visual C++ wizards; an introduction OLE. Part 6 Programming for the Internet. Part 7 Alphabetical function reference. Appendices: extended ASCII table; DOS 10H, 21H and 33H interrupts.