Let us C
Yashavant P. Kanetkar
- 13th ed.
- New Delhi: BPB Publications, 2013.
- 656 p.
1. Getting started What is C , Getting Started with C The C Character Set Constants, Variables and Keywords Types of C Constants Rules for Constructing Integer Constants Rules for Constructing Real Constants Rules for Constructing Character Constants Types of C Variables Rules for Constructing Variable Names C Keywords The First C Program Compilation and Execution Receiving Input C Instructions Type Declaration Instruction Arithmetic Instruction Integer and Float Conversions Type Conversion in Assignments Hierarchy of Operations Associativity of Operators Control Instructions in C Summary Exercise 2. The Decision Control Structure Decisions! Decisions! The //Statement The Real Thing Multiple Statements within if The if-else Statement Nested if-else?, Forms of if Use of Logical Operators The else //"Clause The ! Operator Hierarchy of Operators Revisited A Word of Caution The Conditional Operators Summary Exercise. 3. The Loop Control Structure Loops The while Loop Tips and Traps More Operators The for Loop Nesting of Loops Multiple Initialisations in the/or Loop The break Statement The continue Statement The do-while Loop The Odd Loop Summary Exercise 4. The Case Control Structure Decisions Using switch The Tips and Traps switch Versus if-else Ladder The goto Keyword Summary Exercise 5. Functions & Pointers What is a Function Why Use Functions Passing Values between Functions Scope Rule of Functions Calling Convention One Dicey Issue Advanced Features of Functions Return Type of Function Call by Value and Call by Reference An Introduction to Pointers Pointer Notation Back to Function Calls Conclusions Recursion Recursion and Stack Adding Functions to the Library Summary Exercise Data Types Revisited Integers, 7o«g and short Integers, signed and unsigned Chars, signed and unsigned Floats and Doubles A Few More Issues... Storage Classes in C Automatic Storage Class Register Storage Class Static Storage Class External Storage Class A Few Subtle Issues Which to Use When Summary Exercise The C Preprocessor Features of C Preprocessor Macro Expansion Macros with Arguments Macros versus Functions File Inclusion Conditional Compilation #if and #e/z/Directives Miscellaneous Directives #M«i/e/Directive iipragma Directive The Build Process Preprocessing Compilation Assembling Linking Loading Summary Exercise Arrays What are Arrays A Simple Program Using Array More on Arrays Array Initialization Bounds Checking Passing Array Elements to a Function Pointers and Arrays Passing an Entire Array to a Function The Real Thing Two Dimensional' Arrays Initializing a 2-Dimensional Array Memory Map of a 2-Dimensional Array Pointers and 2-Dimensional Arrays Pointer to an Array Passing 2-D array to a Function Array of Pointers Three Dimensional Array Summary Exercise 9. Strings What are Strings More about Strings Pointers and Strings Standard Library String Functions strlen strcpy strcat strcmp Two-Dimensional Array of Characters Array of Pointers to Strings Limitation of Array of Pointers to Strings Solution Summary Exercise 10. Structures Why Use Structures Declaring a Structure Accessing Structure Elements How Structure Elements are Stored Array of Structures Additional Features of Structures Uses of Structures Summary Exercise 11. Console Input/Output Types of I/O Console I/O Functions Formatted Console I/O Functions sprintf and sscanf Functions Unformatted Console I/O Functions Summary Exercise 12. File Input/Output Data Organization File Operations Opening a File Reading from a File Trouble in Opening a File Closing the File Counting Characters, Tabs, Spaces,. A File-copy Program Writing to a File File Opening Modes String (line) I/O in Files The Awkward Newline Record I/O in Files Text Files and Binary Files Record I/O Revisited Database Management Low Level Disk I/O A Low Level File-copy Program I/O Under Windows Summary Exercise 13. More Issues In Input/Output Using argc and argv Detecting Errors in Reading/Writing Standard I/O Devices I/O Redirection Redirecting the Output Redirecting the Input Both Ways at Once Summary Exercise 14. Operations On Bits Bitwise Operators One's Complement Operator Right Shift Operator Left Shift Operator Bitwise AND Operator Bitwise OR Operator Bitwise XOR Operator The showbits Function Hexadecimal Numbering System Relationship between Binary and Hex Summary Exercise . 15. Miscellaneous Features Enumerated Data Type Uses of Enumerated Data Type Are Enums Necessary Renaming Data Types with typedef Typecasting Bit Fields Pointers to Functions Functions Returning Pointers Functions with Variable Number of Arguments Unions Union of Structures Utility of Unions The volatile Qualifier Summary Exercise 16. C Under Windows Salient Features of Windows Programming Powerful API Function Hardware Independent Programming Event Driven Programming Model The First Windows Program Graphics Under Windows Device Independent Drawing Hello Windows Drawing Shapes Types of Pens Types of Brushes Freehand Drawing, the Paintbrush Style Capturing the Mouse Device Context, a Closer Look Displaying a Bitmap Animation at Work WM_CREATE and OnCreate WM_TIMER and OnTimer A Few More Points... Windows, the Endless World... Summary Exercise 17. Network & Internet Programming Network Communication Packets and Sockets Before We Start... Protocols IP Addresses Port Numbers Byte Ordering Getting Started... What's The Time Now Creation of Socket Sending Data to a Time Server Receiving Date and Time Communicating with Whois Server Give Me the Home Page Sending and Receiving Emails Two-Way Communication Summary Exercise 18. C Under Linux What is Linux C Programming Under Linux The 'Hello Linux' Program Processes Parent and Child Processes More Processes Zombies and Orphans One Interesting Fact Summary Exercise 19. More Linnx Programming Communication using Signals Handling Multiple Signals Registering a Common Handler Blocking Signals Event Driven Programming Where Do You Go From Here Summary Exercise