Best-selling programming author Herb Schildt brings you the most comprehensive resource to Borland C++ Builder available. Including complete coverage of the C++ language, tools, libraries--plus an introduction to Windows programming--this book contains everything you need to know to expertly work with Borland C++.

Table of Contents

Part I: The Foundation of C++: The C Subset

Chapter 1: An Overview of C

Chapter 2: Variables, Constants, Operators, and Expressions

Chapter 3: Program Control Statements

Chapter 4: Functions

Chapter 5: Arrays

Chapter 6: Pointers

Chapter 7: Structures, Unions, and User-Defined Types

Chapter 8: Input, Output, Streams, and Files

Chapter 9: The Preprocessor and Comments

Part II: The C++ Builder Function Library

Chapter 10: Linking, Libraries, and Headers

Chapter 11: I/O Functions

Chapter 12: String, Memory, and Character Functions

Chapter 13: Mathematical Functions

Chapter 14: Time, Date, and System-Related Functions

Chapter 15: Dynamic Allocation

Chapter 16: Directory Functions

Chapter 17: Process Control Functions

Chapter 18: Screen-Based Text Functions

Chapter 19: Miscellaneous Functions

Part III: C++

Chapter 20: An Overview of C++

Chapter 21: A Closer Look at Classes and Objects

Chapter 22: Function and Operator Overloading

Chapter 23: Inheritance, Virtual Functions, and Polymorphism

Chapter 24: The C++ I/O Class Library

Chapter 25: Templates, Exceptions, and RTTI

Chapter 26: Miscellaneous C++ Topics

Chapter 27: The Standard Template Library and the string Class

Part IV: The C++ Builder Integrated Development Environment

Chapter 28: The Integrated Development Environment

Chapter 29: Developing Applications Using the IDE

Chapter 30: Using C++ Builder's Integrated Debugging

About the Authors

Herb Schildt (Mahomet, IL) is a leading authority on C and C++ and a best-selling author whose books have sold more than 2 million copies. His acclaimed C and C++ books include Teach Yourself C, C++ from the Ground Up, C++: The Complete Reference, Java Programmer's Reference, STL Programming from the Ground Up, Windows 98 Programming from the Ground Up, and co-author of C/C++ Annotated Archives.

Greg Guntle (Brownsburg, IN) has been working on and programming PCs for the last 20 years. He has also been providing technical editing skills for numerous computer-related subjects for the past 15 years.