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	•  Table of Contents •  Index	C Primer Plus, Fifth Edition By Stephen Prata   Publisher : Sams Pub Date : November 23, 2004 ISBN : 0-672-32696-5 Pages : 984

		Copyright
		PREFACE
			Approach and Goals
		ABOUT THE AUTHOR
		ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
		WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!
		Chapter 1.  Getting Ready
			Whence C?
			Why C?
			Whither C?
			What Computers Do
			High-level Computer Languages and Compilers
			Using C: Seven Steps
			Programming Mechanics
			Language Standards
			How This Book Is Organized
			Conventions Used in This Book
			Summary
			Review Questions
			Programming Exercise
		Chapter 2.  Introducing C
			A Simple Example of C
			The Example Explained
			The Structure of a Simple Program
			Tips on Making Your Programs Readable
			Taking Another Step in Using C
			While You're at It—Multiple Functions
			Introducing Debugging
			Keywords and Reserved Identifiers
			Key Concepts
			Summary
			Review Questions
			Programming Exercises
		Chapter 3.  Data and C
			A Sample Program
			Data Variables and Constants
			Data: Data-Type Keywords
			Basic C Data Types
			Using Data Types
			Arguments and Pitfalls
			One More Example: Escape Sequences
			Key Concepts
			Summary
			Review Questions
			Programming Exercises
		Chapter 4.  Character Strings and Formatted Input/Output
			Introductory Program
			Character Strings: An Introduction
			Constants and the C Preprocessor
			Exploring and Exploiting printf() and scanf()
			Key Concepts
			Summary
			Review Questions
			Programming Exercises
		Chapter 5.  Operators, Expressions, and Statements
			Introducing Loops
			Fundamental Operators
			Some Additional Operators
			Expressions and Statements
			Type Conversions
			Function with Arguments
			A Sample Program
			Key Concepts
			Summary
			Review Questions
			Programming Exercises
		Chapter 6.  C Control Statements: Looping
			Revisiting the while Loop
			The while Statement
			Which Is Bigger: Using Relational Operators and Expressions
			Indefinite Loops and Counting Loops
			The for Loop
			More Assignment Operators: +=, -=, *=, /=, %=
			The Comma Operator
			An Exit-Condition Loop: do while
			Which Loop?
			Nested Loops
			Introducing Arrays
			A Loop Example Using a Function Return Value
			Key Concepts
			Summary
			Review Questions
			Programming Exercises
		Chapter 7.  C Control Statements: Branching and Jumps
			The if Statement
			Adding else to the if Statement
			Let's Get Logical
			A Word-Count Program
			The Conditional Operator: ?:
			Loop Aids: continue and break
			Multiple Choice: switch and break
			The goto Statement
			Key Concepts
			Summary
			Review Questions
			Programming Exercises
		Chapter 8.  Character Input/Output and Input Validation
			Single-Character I/O: getchar() and putchar()
			Buffers
			Terminating Keyboard Input
			Redirection and Files
			Creating a Friendlier User Interface
			Input Validation
			Menu Browsing
			Key Concepts
			Summary
			Review Questions
			Programming Exercises
		Chapter 9.  Functions
			Reviewing Functions
			ANSI C Function Prototyping
			Recursion
			Compiling Programs with Two or More Source Code Files
			Finding Addresses: The & Operator
			Altering Variables in the Calling Function
			Pointers: A First Look
			Key Concepts
			Summary
			Review Questions
			Programming Exercises
		Chapter 10.  Arrays and Pointers
			Arrays
			Multidimensional Arrays
			Pointers and Arrays
			Functions, Arrays, and Pointers
			Pointer Operations
			Protecting Array Contents
			Pointers and Multidimensional Arrays
			Variable-Length Arrays (VLAs)
			Compound Literals
			Key Concepts
			Summary
			Review Questions
			Programming Exercises
		Chapter 11.  Character Strings and String Functions
			Representing Strings and String I/O
			String Input
			String Output
			The Do-It-Yourself Option
			String Functions
			A String Example: Sorting Strings
			The ctype.h Character Functions and Strings
			Command-Line Arguments
			String-to-Number Conversions
			Key Concepts
			Summary
			Review Questions
			Programming Exercises
		Chapter 12.  Storage Classes, Linkage, and Memory Management
			Storage Classes
			Storage-Class Specifiers
			Storage Classes and Functions
			A Random-Number Function and a Static Variable
			Roll 'Em
			Allocated Memory: malloc() and free()
			ANSI C Type Qualifiers
			Key Concepts
			Summary
			Review Questions
			Programming Exercises
		Chapter 13.  File Input/Output
			Communicating with Files
			Standard I/O
			A Simple-Minded File-Condensing Program
			File I/O: fprintf(), fscanf(), fgets(), and fputs()
			Adventures in Random Access: fseek() and ftell()
			Behind the Scenes with Standard I/O
			Other Standard I/O Functions
			Key Concepts
			Summary
			Review Questions
			Programming Exercises
		Chapter 14.  Structures and Other Data Forms
			Sample Problem: Creating an Inventory of Books
			Setting Up the Structure Declaration
			Defining a Structure Variable
			Arrays of Structures
			Nested Structures
			Pointers to Structures
			Telling Functions About Structures
			Saving the Structure Contents in a File
			Structures: What Next?
			Unions: A Quick Look
			Enumerated Types
			typedef: A Quick Look
			Fancy Declarations
			Functions and Pointers
			Key Concepts
			Summary
			Review Questions
			Programming Exercises
		Chapter 15.  Bit Fiddling
			Binary Numbers, Bits, and Bytes
			Other Number Bases
			C's Bitwise Operators
			Bit Fields
			Key Concepts
			Summary
			Review Questions
			Programming Exercises
		Chapter 16.  The C Preprocessor and the C Library
			First Steps in Translating a Program
			Manifest Constants: #define
			Using Arguments with #define
			Macro or Function?
			File Inclusion: #include
			Other Directives
			Inline Functions
			The C Library
			The Math Library
			The General Utilities Library
			The Assert Library
			memcpy() and memmove() from the string.h Library
			Variable Arguments: stdarg.h
			Key Concepts
			Summary
			Review Questions
			Programming Exercises
		Chapter 17.  Advanced Data Representation
			Exploring Data Representation
			Beyond the Array to the Linked List
			Abstract Data Types (ADTs)
			Getting Queued with an ADT
			Simulating with a Queue
			The Linked List Versus the Array
			Binary Search Trees
			Other Directions
			Key Concepts
			Summary
			Review Questions
			Programming Exercises
		Appendix A.  Answers to the Review Quesions
			Answers to Review Questions for Chapter 1
			Answers to Review Questions for Chapter 2
			Answers to Review Questions for Chapter 3
			Answers to Review Questions for Chapter 4
			Answers to Review Questions for Chapter 5
			Answers to Review Questions for Chapter 6
			Answers to Review Questions for Chapter 7
			Answers to Review Questions for Chapter 8
			Answers to Review Questions for Chapter 9
			Answers to Review Questions for Chapter 10
			Answers to Review Questions for Chapter 11
			Answers to Review Questions for Chapter 12
			Answers to Review Questions for Chapter 13
			Answers to Review Questions for Chapter 14
			Answers to Review Questions for Chapter 15
			Answers to Review Questions for Chapter 16
			Answers to Review Questions for Chapter 17
		Appendix B.  Reference Section
			Section I: Additional Reading
			Section II: C Operators
			Section III: Basic Types and Storage Classes
			Section IV: Expressions, Statements, and Program Flow
			Section V: The Standard ANSI C Library with C99 Additions
			Section VI: Extended Integer Types
			Section VII: Expanded Character Support
			Section VIII: C99 Numeric Computational Enhancements
			Section IX: Differences Between C and C++
		Index

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