C: An Advanced Introduction (ANSI C Edition)
by Narain Gehani
ISBN 0-929306-17-1
1995
280 pages, Paperback
$39.95 (US Dollars)
Author Bios: Gehani

 Summary    Contents 

Table of Contents:

• Introduction and Basics
  • A Sample C Program
  • Basics
  • Constant Identifiers
  • Exercises
• Types and Objects
  • Simple Types
  • Derived Types
  • Type Definitions
  • Scope of Tags and Type Definitions
  • Object Definitions and Declarations
  • Type Conversions
  • Exercises
• Operators and Expressions
  • Operators
  • Operator Precedence Summary
  • Expressions
  • Exercises
• Control Flow
  • The Null Statement
  • The Expression Statement
  • The Compound Statement or Block
  • The if Statement
  • The switch Statement
  • Loops
  • Statement Labels
  • Jump Statements
  • Exercises
• Functions and Complete Programs
  • Function Declarations (Prototypes)
  • Function Definitions
  • Calling Functions
  • Functions With Variable Number of Parameters
  • Controlling Function Visibility
  • Scope and Lifetime of Identifiers: An Example
  • Input/Output
  • Main Programs
  • Examples
  • . Exercises
• Independent Compilation and Data Abstraction
  • Independent Compilation
  • Abstract Data Types and Information Hiding
  • Examples
  • Exercises
• Exceptions
  • Signals
  • Setting Up Signal/Exception Handlers
  • Generating/Sending Signals
  • Examples
  • Exercises
• The C Preprocessor
  • Macro Definition and Invocation
  • File Inclusion
  • Conditional Compilation
  • An Example
  • Exercises
• One Final Example
  • Exercises
• Appendix A: C++
  • Class Declarations
  • Other C++ Facilities
  • Examples
  • Exercises
• Appendix B: Concurrent C
  • Overview of the Concurrent C Model
  • Concurrent C Facilities: A Summary
  • Examples
  • Exercises
• Appendix C: Library Routines
  • Diagnostic Routines
  • Character Handling Routines
  • Mathematical Routines
  • Nonlocal Jump Routines
  • Signal Handling Routines
  • Macros to Handle Variable Number of Arguments
  • Input/Output Routines
  • General Utility Routines
  • String Handling Routines
  • Date and Time Functions
• Appendix D: Differences between ANSI C and K&R C
  • General
  • Preprocessor
  • Constants
  • Types
  • Variable Declarations and Definitions
  • Initialization
  • Operators and Expressions
  • Statements
  • Functions
  • Libraries
  • Header Files
• Bibliography
• Index