A C++ Primer for Java Programmers

The C++ programming language was developed by Bjarne Stroustrup at Bell Labs in 1986. It is a superset of the C language in that it contains the complete syntax and semantics of C with the addition of syntax for Object-Oriented Programming and minor improvements. An ISO standard for C++ was released in 1998.

The Java language is based on the C++ language, thus much of the basic syntax is the same. There are some minor syntactical differences between the two languages, but the biggest differences include memory management and program compilation. This primer presents the basics of the C++ language from the perspective of a Java programmer.

• The Main Function
• Variables And Data Types
• Function Declarations
• The Standard Library
• Standard IO
• Logical Constructs
• Loop Constructs
• Text Files
• Pointers
• Dynamic Memory
• Arrays
  • Arrays And Pointers
  • Multi Dimensional Arrays
  • Aggregate Operations
  • C Style Strings
• Structures
• Linked Lists
• Program Compilation
• Preprocessor Directives
• Makefiles