Previous ed.: New York: Wiley, 2003.

Includes index.

Introduction -- Book I: Introducing C++ -- Creating a first C++ program -- Storing data in C++ -- Directing your C++ program flow -- Dividing your work with functions -- Dividing between source-code files -- Referring to your data through pointers -- Working with classes -- Using advanced C++ features -- Book II: Understanding objects and classes -- Planning and building objects -- Describing your program with UML -- Structuring your classes with UML -- Demonstrating your behavior with UML -- Modeling your programs with UML -- Building with design patterns -- Book III: Fixing problems -- Dealing with bugs -- Debugging a program -- Stopping and inspecting your code -- Traveling about the stack -- Book IV: Advanced programming -- Working with arrays, pointers, and references -- Creating data structures -- Constructors, destructors, and exceptions -- Advanced class usage -- Creating classes with templates -- Programming with the standard library -- Book V: Reading and writing files -- Filing information with the streams library -- Writing with output streams -- Reading with input streams -- Building directories and contents -- Streaming your own classes -- Book VI: Advanced C++ -- Exploring the standard library further -- Building original templates -- Investigating boost -- Boosting up a step -- Book VII: Building applications with Microsoft MFC -- Working with Visual C++ 2008 IDE and projects -- Creating an MFC dialog box project -- Creating an MFC SDI project -- Using the Visual C++ 2008 debugger -- Analyzing your Visual C++ 2008 code -- Appendix A: Automating your programs with MakeFiles -- Appendix B: about the CD.