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C Primer Plus , Third Edition

Preface
     Preface to the Third Edition
     Preface to the Second Edition
     Preface to the First Edition

About the Author

Acknowledgments
     Acknowledgments for the Third Edition
     Acknowledgments for the Second Edition
     Acknowledgments for the First Edition

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1. GETTING READY
     Whence C?
     Why C?
     Whither C?
     Using C: Seven Steps
     Programming Mechanics
     Language Standards
     Some Conventions
     Chapter Summary
     Review Questions
     Programming Exercise

2. INTRODUCING C
     A Simple Sample of C
     The Explanation
     The Structure of a Simple Program
     Tips on Making Your Programs Readable
     Taking Another Step
     While You're at Multiple Functions
     While You're at It Multiple Functions
     Keywords
     Chapter Summary
     Review Questions
     Programming Exercises

3. DATA AND C
     A Sample Program
     Data Variables and Constants
     Data: Data-Type Keywords
     C Data Types
     Using Data Types
     Arguments and Pitfalls
     One More Example
     Chapter Summary
     Review Questions
     Programming Exercises

4. CHARACTER STRINGS AND FORMATTED INPUT/OUTPUT
     Introductory Program
     Character Strings: An Introduction
     Constants and the C Preprocessor
     Exploring and Exploiting printf() and scanf()
     Usage Tips
     Chapter Summary
     Review Questions
     Programming Exercises

5. OPERATORS, EXPRESSIONS, AND STATEMENTS
     Introducing Loops
     Fundamental Operators
     Some Additional Operators
     Expressions and Statements
     Type Conversions
     Function with Arguments
     A Sample Program
     Chapter Summary
     Review Questions
     Programming Exercises

6. C CONTROL STATEMENTS: LOOPING
     An Initial Example
     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
     Arrays
     A Loop Example Using a Function Return Value
     Chapter Summary
     Review Questions
     Programming Exercises

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
     Chapter Summary
     Review Questions
     Programming Exercises

8. CHARACTER INPUT/OUTPUT AND REDIRECTION
     Single-Character I/O: getchar () and putchar ()
     Buffers
     Terminating Keyboard Input
     Redirection and Files
     A Graphic Example
     Creating a Friendlier User Interface
     Character Sketches
     Menu Browsing
     Chapter Summary
     Review Questions
     Programming Exercises

9. FUNCTIONS
     Review
     ANSI C Function Prototyping
     Recursion
     All C Functions Are Created Equal
     Compiling Programs with Two or More Functions
     Finding Addresses: The & Operator
     Altering Variables in the Calling Function
     Pointers: A First Look
     Chapter Summary
     Review Questions
     Programming Exercises

10. ARRAYS AND POINTERS
     Arrays
     Pointers to Arrays
     Functions, Arrays, and Pointers
     Pointer Operations
     Protecting Array Contents
     Multidimensional Arrays
     Pointers and Multidimensional Arrays
     Planning a Program
     Chapter Summary
     Review Questions
     Programming Exercises

11. CHARACTER STRINGS AND STRING FUNCTIONS
     Defining Strings Within a Program
     Character String Arrays and Initialization
     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
     Chapter Summary
     Review Questions
     Programming Exercises

12. 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
     Chapter Summary
     Review Questions
     Programming Exercises

13. STORAGE CLASSES AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
     Storage Classes and Scope
     A Random Number Function
     Roll 'Em
     Sorting Numbers
     ANSI C Type Qualifiers
     Chapter Summary
     Review Questions
     Programming Exercises

14. STRUCTURES AND OTHER DATA FORMS
     Sample Problem: Creating an Inventory of Books
     Setting Up the Structure Declaration
     Defining a Structure Variable
     Gaining Access to Structure Members
     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
     typedef : A Quick Look
     Fancy Declarations
     Functions and Pointers
     Chapter Summary
     Review Questions
     Programming Exercises

15. BIT FIDDLING
     Binary Numbers, Bits, and Bytes
     Other Bases
     C's Bitwise Operators
     Bit Fields
     Chapter Summary
     Review Questions
     Programming Exercises

16. THE C PREPROCESSOR AND THE C LIBRARY
     Manifest Constants: #define
     Using Arguments with #define
     Macro or Function?
     File Inclusion: #include
     Other Directives
     Enumerated Types
     The C Library
     The Math Library
     The General Utilities Library
     The Assert Library
     Chapter Summary
     Review Questions
     Programming Exercises

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
     Chapter Summary
     Review Questions
     Programming Exercises

A. ADDITIONAL READING
     C Language
     Programming
     Reference

B. C OPERATORS
     Arithmetic Operators
     Relational Operators
     Assignment Operators
     Logical Operators
     The Conditional Operator
     Pointer-Related Operators
     Sign Operators
     Structure and Union Operators
     Bitwise Operators
     Miscellaneous Operators

C. BASIC TYPES AND STORAGE CLASSES
     Summary: The Basic Data Types
     Summary: How to Declare a Simple Variable
     Summary: Qualifiers

D. EXPRESSIONS, STATEMENTS, AND PROGRAM FLOW
     Summary: Expressions and Statements
     Summary: The while Statement
     Summary: The for Statement
     Summary: The do while Statement
     Summary: Using if Statements for Making Choices
     Summary: Multiple Choice with switch
     Summary: Program Jumps

E. THE ASCII CHARACTER SET

F. THE STANDARD ANSI C LIBRARY
     Diagnostics: assert.h
     Character Handling: ctype.h
     Localization: locale.h
     Math Library: math.h
     Non-Local Jumps: setjmp.h
     Signal Handling: signal.h
     Variable Arguments: stdarg.h
     Standard I/O Library: stdio.h
     General Utilities: stdlib.h
     String Handling: string.h
     Date and Time: time.h

G. DIFFERENCES BETWEEN C AND C++
     Declarations
     Function Prototypes
     Function Definitions
     Comments
     char Constants
     The const Modifier
     Structures and Unions
     Enumerations
     Pointer Type-Checking

H. THE C9X COMMITTEE
     Types
     Enhanced Computational Support
     Wide Character Support

I. ANSWERS TO THE REVIEW QUESTIONS
     Chapter 1
     Chapter 2
     Chapter 3
     Chapter 4
     Chapter 5
     Chapter 6
     Chapter 7
     Chapter 8
     Chapter 9
     Chapter 10
     Chapter 11
     Chapter 12
     Chapter 13
     Chapter 14
     Chapter 15
     Chapter 16
     Chapter 17

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