C++ Introduction

In this chapter the language is introduced. Basic concepts such as keywords, literals, identifiers, declarations, native types, and type conversions are defined. Some history and evolution are discussed, along with the relationship between C++ and the C language.

1.1	Overview of C++	6
1.2	A Brief History of C++	6
1.3	Setup: Open-Source Platforms	7
1.4	Setup: Win32	12
1.5	C++ First Example	12
1.6	Input and Output	16
1.7	Identifiers, Types, and Literals	19
1.8	C++ Simple Types	22
1.9	C++ Standard Library Strings	30
1.10	Streams	31
1.11	The Keyword const	34
1.12	Pointers and Memory Access	36
1.13	const* and *const	40
1.14	Reference Variables	43