Herb Schildt's C++ Programming Cookbook

Your Ultimate 'How-To' Guide to C++ Programming! Legendary programming author Herb Schildt shares some of his favorite programming techniques in this high-powered C++ 'cookbook.' Organized for quick reference, each 'recipe' shows how to accomplish a practical programming task. A recipe begins with a list of key ingredients (classes, functions, and headers) followed by step-by-step instructions that show how to assemble them into a complete solution. Detailed discussions explain the how and why behind each step, and a full code example puts the recipe into action. Each recipe ends with a list of options and alternatives that suggest ways to adapt the technique to fit a variety of situations. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced pro, you'll find recipes that are sure to satisfy your C++ programming appetite! Topics include: String Handling · Standard Template Library (STL) Containers · Algorithms · Function Objects · Binders · Negators · Adaptors · Iterators · I/O · Formatting Data Learn how to: Tokenize a null-terminated string Create a search and replace function for strings Implement subtraction for string objects Use the vector, deque, and list sequence containers Use the container adaptors stack, queue, and priority_queue Use the map, multimap, set, and multiset associative containers Reverse, rotate, and shuffle a sequence Create a function object Use binders, negators, and iterator adapters Read and write files Use stream iterators to handle file I/O Use exceptions to handle I/O errors Create custom inserters and extractors Format date, time, and numeric data Use facets and the localization library Overload the [ ], ( ), and -> operators Create an explicit constructor And much, much more