Advanced C++ programming styles and idioms / James O. Coplien.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface Introduction C++: An Evolving Language Handling Complexity with Idioms Objects for the Nineties Design and Language Data Abstraction and Abstract Data Types Classes Object Inversion Constructors and Destructors Inline Functions Initialization of Static Data Members Static Member Functions Scoping and const Initialization Ordering of Global Objects, Constants, and Static Class Members Enforcement of const for Class Object Member Functions Pointers to Member Functions Program Organization Conventions Concrete Data Types The Orthodox Canonical Class Form Scoping and Access Control Overloading: Redefining the Semantics of Operators and Functions Type Conversion Reference Counting: Making Variables Use “Magic Memory ” Operators new and delete Separating Initialization from Instantiation Inheritance Simple Inheritance Scoping and Access Control Constructors and Destructors Class Pointer Conversion Type Selector Fields Object-Oriented Programming C++ Run-Time Type Support: Virtual Functions Destructor Interaction and Virtual Destructors Virtual Functions and Scoping Pure Virtual Functions and Abstract Base Classes Envelope and Letter Classes Functors: Functions as Objects Multiple Inheritance The Inheritance Canonical Form Object-Oriented Design Types and Classes The Activities of Object-Oriented Design Object-Oriented Analysis and Domain Analysis Object and Class Relationships Subtyping, Inheritance and Forwarding Rules of Thumb for Subtyping, Inheritance, and Independence Reuse and Objects All Analogies Break Down Somewhere Design Reuse Four Code Reuse Mechanisms Parameterized Types, or Templates Private Inheritance: Does Inheritance Support Reuse? Storage Reuse Interface Reuse: Variants Reuse, Inheritance, and Forwarding Architectural Alternatives for Source Reuse Generalizations on Reuse and Objects Programming with Exemplars in C++ An Example: Employee Exemplars Exemplars and Generic Constructors: The Exemplar Community Idiom Autonomous Generic Constructors Abstract Base Exemplars Toward a Frame Exemplar Idiom A Word About Notation Exemplars and Program Administration Emulating Symbolic Language Styles in C++ Incremental C++ Development Symbolic Canonical Form An Example: A General Collection Class Code and Idioms To Support Incremental Loading Garbage Collection Primitive Type Encapsulation Multi-Methods under the Symbolic Idiom Dynamic Multiple Inheritance An Example: A Multi-Technology Window System Caveats Systemic Issues Static System Design Dynamic System Design Appendix A: C in a C++ Environment Function Calls Function Parameters Function Prototypes Call-by-Reference Parameters Variable Number of Parameters Function Pointers The const Type Modifier Interfacing with C Code Shapes Program: C++ Code Reference Return Values from Operators Why Bitwise Copy Doesn't Work Why Member-by-Member Copy Isn& Table of Contents provided by Blackwell's Book Services and R.R. Bowker. Used with permission.

Data abstraction and abstract data types. Concrete data types. Inheritance. Object-oriented programming. Object-oriented design. Reuse and objects. Programming with exemplars in C++. Emulating symbolic languagestryles in C++. Dynamic multiple inheritance. Systemic issues. C in a C++ environment.