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This is a hypertext version of chapter 14 of the book Handbook of Software for Engineers and Scientists, published by CRC Press in 1996. Please read the Introduction section to understand the context in which this was written.

Chapter 14: C++ and Objective C

• 0. Introduction
• 1. Common Ideas
  • 1.1 Files and C
  • 1.2 Declaration and Definition
  • 1.3 Scope
  • 1.4 Typing and Binding
• 2. The C++ Language
  • 2.1 Improvements over ANSI C
    • 2.1.1 Comments
    • 2.1.2 Types and Variable Declarations
    • 2.1.3 Functions
    • 2.1.4 Memory Management
    • 2.1.5 Input and Output
    • 2.1.6 Advice for C Programmers
  • 2.2 C++ Support for OO Programming
    • 2.2.1 Classes
    • 2.2.2 Objects
    • 2.2.3 Inheritance
    • 2.2.4 Polymorphism
    • 2.2.5 Defeating OO Principles
    • 2.2.6 Advanced Features
  • 2.3 Defining C++ Terms
• 3. The Objective C Language
  • 3.1 Relation to ANSI C
  • 3.2 Objective C Support for OO Programming
    • 3.2.1 Classes
    • 3.2.2 Objects
    • 3.2.3 Inheritance
    • 3.2.4 Polymorphism
    • 3.2.5 Run-time Features
    • 3.2.6 Defeating OO Principles
    • 3.2.7 Advanced Features
  • 3.3 Defining Objective C Terms
• 4. Summary and Comparison
  • 4.1 References
    • 4.1.1 C++ References
    • 4.1.2 Objective C References
  • 4.2 Further Information
    • 4.2.1 C++ Sources
    • 4.2.2 Objective C Sources

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