The C++ Programming Language, Special Edition

Chapter 10. Classes

	Those types are not “abstract”; they are as real as int and float.
	--Doug McIlroy

Concepts and classes — class members — access control — constructors — static members — default copy — const member functions — this — structs — in-class function definition — concrete classes — member functions and helper functions — overloaded operators — use of concrete classes — destructors — default construction — local variables — user-defined copy — new and delete — member objects — arrays — static storage — temporary variables — unions — advice — exercises.

Introduction

The aim of the C++ class concept is to provide the programmer with a tool for creating new types that can be used as conveniently as the built-in types. In addition, derived ...