Visual C++6: the complete reference

Slash your Windows application development cycle and code length with Visual C++ 6: The Complete Reference. Whether you're a novice or an accomplished C, C++ or 32-bit programmer, acclaimed programmers and teachers Chris Pappas and William Murray, III bring you up to speed fast on Release 6 of Microsoft's bestselling Visual C++ compiler package. You'll quickly master the full range of Visual C++ programming tools: object-oriented programming; Windows 95, 98 and NT programming concepts; how to develop applications that include GDI primitives, cursors, icons, menus and dialog boxes. Armed with this know-how, you will:

• Dramatically speed your application development time with a host of new wizards for the integrated Visual J++, Visual InterDev and other packages
  
• Take advantage of new Visual C++ 6 features -- including improved Internet capabilities and better ActiveX support
  
• Exploit the MFC Library to develop Windows 98 and NT apps that require up to 33% less code
  
• Master the powerful new integrated debugger, which pulls the horsepower of Microsoft's original CodeView debugger directly into the Visual C++ platform
  
• Create fast, lightweight C++ and COM objects and ActiveX controls using the new Active Template Library (ATL)
  
• Develop COM and DHTML documents with the Visual C++ compiler and associated wizards

Summary of contents

• A quick view of Visual C++
• the Visual C++ compiler, version 6
• a quick start using the IDE (integrated development environment)
• writing, compiling and debugging simple programmes
• programming foundations
• C++ foundations
• working with data
• programme control
• writing and using functions
• working with arrays
• using pointers
• complete I/O in C
• an introduction to I/O in C++
• structures, unions and miscellaneous items
• advanced programming topics
• power programming, tapping important libraries
• foundations for object oriented programming in C++
• object oriented foundations
• C++ classes
• complete I/O in C++
• working in an object-oriented environment
• Windows NT programming foundations
• concepts and tools for Windows applications writing Windows applications in C
• the Microsoft foundation class library (MFC)
• writing Windows applications in C++
• wizards
• using Visual C++ wizards
• an introduction to OLE
• ActiveX controls with the MFC library
• C++ with DHTML and COM
• extended ASCII table
• DOS IOH, 21H and 33H interrupts
• dynamic link libraries