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Symbols

#define preprocessor directive 856

#endif preprocessor directive 856, 863

#ifndef preprocessor directive 856, 863, 865

#include preprocessor directive 122, 130, 304, 343

" " vs. < > 164, 343

&

as "address of" operator 619

as marker for reference argument 350

.cc file extension 73

.cpp file extension 73

.h file extension 73

.hpp file extension 73

// as comment marker 73

<cstring> header file 411

<fstream> header file 346

<iomanip> header file 631

<string.h> header file 411

= vs. == 158

->

defined 461

described 710

Numerics

16 bit register names 48

16 bit register names on a 32 bit machine 50

64 bit register 41

A

access function 505

access specifier 317, 395

private 327, 328, 395, 500

encapsulation and 503

member variables 364

why member variables should be 340, 397

protected 586, 652

defined 565

disadvantages of 600

use of 596

public 317, 327, 395

global variables and 501

why member variables should not be 341

repeating in class declaration 604

scope and 328

algebraic equality vs. assignment statement 75

algorithm

defined 3

aliasing

defined 753

problem 816

defined 754

argument

const reference 445, 890

temporary and 477-483

const string& 480

default 927

defined 857

defined 233

non-const reference 445, 446

passing 234, 890, 908

reference 350, 351, 398, 444, 445, 474, 476, 506, 507

reasons for using 482

to C function 619

value 234, 286, 288, 350, 474, 506

array

defined 489

exceeding bounds of 495

initialization list 826

defined 754

name translated to address 495

used in homegrown string class 543

vs. pointer 491-500

arrow keys, as input 940

ASCII code 105

assembler 49

assembly language 49-63

add instruction 91

defined 13

increment instruction 172

mov instruction 91

op code 89

operation code 89

assignment 129

defined 74

operator

See operator =

statement 74, 76

statement vs. algebraic equality 75

See also class, base class, derived class, polymorphic object

B

backslash 108

backspace key, editing with 945

base 16 numbering system 42

base 8 numbering system 41

base class 563, 564, 660

constructor 634-641, 653

special 741

default constructor 636

destructor 679

initializer 636, 637, 639, 653

object 635

part of derived class object 586, 598, 635

defined 565

base class pointer 653, 665

deleting a derived class object through 679

pointing to a derived class object 643, 699

BASIC language 283

batch file 126

beta testing 906

big-endian

See under endian 81

binary number system 32-37

defined 13

bit 63

blank lines

ignored by compiler 73

in input file 776

skipping 776

block 132

defined 68

bool 399

See under variable

booting the computer 20

bootstrapping 125

defined 20

break statement 354, 355, 398

buffer 565

defined 543

byte 63

defined 16

C

C

standard library 411

string

defined 412

vs. std::string 427

string literal 103, 131, 406, 427

defined 68

related to char* 433

type of 446

C++

address of char data for standard string 884

as a "language kit" 299

case sensitivity

of identifiers and keywords 69

of input 390

derivation of name 172

facilities not provided by standard 917, 948

header file preprocessor symbol convention 865

keywords and symbols, reusing 297, 444

operator precedence in 992

philosophy of 858

standard library xlii, 68, 162

reasons for using 859

standard, official name of 232

string position numbering convention in 882

type system 107

cache 24, 27, 53

calendar

and one-based indexing 167

call

See function call

carriage return 985

case statement 922

catch block 456

cerr 354

defined 795

char* 466, 477

use of for variable length data 421

character

nondisplay 108

nonprinting 107

special for program text 109

child class

See derived class

chip

defined 18

cin

defined 111

class

as a user-defined type 302

base

See base class

creating vs. using 393

defined 297

derived

See derived class

designing for others 602

first example definition 305

how to create 303

implementation 297, 303, 318, 392

interface 297, 392

interface and implementation files 303

interface definition 303

internals 318

leaving out name inside declaration 322

member function 297, 318, 322, 330, 393, 397

member variable 298, 319, 323, 330, 393, 397

membership operator ::

See under operator

scope of member variables 327, 329

size of objects determined 321

static member variable 327

types supported like native types 448

vs. namespace 926

clreol function 948, 986

code duplication, reducing 820

comment

defined 73

comparing two streams 804

compilation

defined 5

compiler

checking types of variables 107

defined 5

function of 72

memory leak reporting 457

relation to linker 304

compiler-generated

assignment 313

copy constructor 474

destructor 739

functions 395

vs. native type facilities 311

member functions 394

compiling the compiler 72

concrete data type 309-