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Chapter 22. Topics in C++

The Pop Framework and MFC use C++ very extensively. Here's a brief brush-up on C++, with emphasis on some of the trickier points. If you know C and/or Java but are new to C++ you should read this chapter carefully and refer back to it as the various topics come up.



    		Abbreviations
    		Part I: Software Engineering and Computer Games
    		Part II: Software Engineering and Computer Games Reference
    		Chapter 20. Using Microsoft Visual Studio
    		Chapter 21. Tools for software engineering
    		Chapter 22. Topics in C++
    		22.1 Classes, objects and constructors
    		22.2 Implicit arguments
    		22.3 Defining a new class
    		22.4 Destructors
    		22.5 The ''const'' function declaration
    		22.6 Pass by reference
    		22.7 Instance members and reference members
    		22.8 Parent and child class data
    		22.9 Parent and child constructors and destructors
    		22.10 ''Virtual'' methods
    		22.11 Polymorphism
    		22.12 Runtime class information
    		22.13 The scope resolution operator and global functions
    		22.14 Name-mangling
    		22.15 Preprocessor directives
    		22.16 Resizable arrays
    		22.17 Real numbers
    		22.18 A randomizer module
    		Exercises
    		Chapter 23. Programming Windows with MFC
    		Chapter 24. 2D and 3D graphics
    		Chapter 25. Windows graphics
    		Chapter 26. OpenGL graphics
    		Chapter 27. Menus and toolbars
    		Chapter 28. Mouse, cursors, and keyboard
    		Chapter 29. Serialization
    		Chapter 30. Sound
    		Chapter 31. Bitmaps
    		Appendix A. The Windows keycodes
    		Appendix B. The Pop help file
    		Appendix C. Summary of the controls for Visual Studio