Learn to program with C++ quickly with this helpful For Dummies guide Beginning Programming with C++ For Dummies, 2 nd Edition gives you plain-English explanations of the fundamental principles of C++, arming you with the skills and know-how to expertly use one of the world's most popular programming languages. Learn to program with C++ quickly with this helpful For Dummies guideBeginning Programming with C++ For Dummies, 2nd Edition gives you plain-English explanations of the fundamental principles of C++, arming you with the skills and know-how to expertly use one of the world's most popular programming languages. Introduction 1 Part I: Getting Started with C++ Programming 7 Chapter 1: What Is a Program? 9 Chapter 2: Installing Code::Blocks 21 Chapter 3: Writing Your First Program 41 Part II: Writing a Program: Decisions, Decisions 55 Chapter 4: Integer Expressions 57 Chapter 5: Character Expressions 69 Chapter 6: if I Could Make My Own Decisions 79 Chapter 7: Switching Paths 93 Chapter 8: Debugging Your Programs, Part I 101 Part III: Becoming a Procedural Programmer 109 Chapter 9: while Running in Circles 111 Chapter 10: Looping for the Fun of It 121 Chapter 11: Functions, I Declare! 129 Chapter 12: Dividing Programs into Modules 141 Chapter 13: Debugging Your Programs, Part 2 151 Part IV: Data Structures 163 Chapter 14: Other Numerical Variable Types 165 Chapter 15: Arrays 181 Chapter 16: Arrays with Character 189 Chapter 17: Pointing the Way to C++ Pointers 203 Chapter 18: Taking a Second Look at C++ Pointers 221 Chapter 19: Programming with Class 241 Chapter 20: Debugging Your Programs, Part 3 253 Part V: Object-Oriented Programming 269 Chapter 21: What Is Object-Oriented Programming? 271 Chapter 22: Structured Play: Making Classes Do Things 277 Chapter 23: Pointers to Objects 287 Chapter 24: Do Not Disturb: Protected Members 299 Chapter 25: Getting Objects Off to a Good Start 307 Chapter 26: Making Constructive Arguments 321 Chapter 27: Coping with the Copy Constructor 341 Part VI: Advanced Strokes 351 Chapter 28: Inheriting a Class 353 Chapter 29: Are Virtual Functions for Real? 361 Chapter 30: Overloading Assignment Operators 373 Chapter 31: Performing Streaming I/O 381 Chapter 32: I Take Exception! 405 Part VII: The Part of Tens 415 Chapter 33: Ten Ways to Avoid Bugs 417 Chapter 34: Ten Features Not Covered in This Book 423 Index 429