Borland C++ Builder: The Complete Reference [Paperback]

Herbert Schildt (Author), Gregory L. Guntle (Author), Herb Schildt (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 25, 2001 | Series: Complete Reference

C++ Builder 5 is an integrated development enviroment for building standalone, client/server, distributed and Internet-enabled Windows applications. This resource provides an introduction to the operation of the Intergrated Development Enviroment (IDE), the various tools, the debugger, the C++ language and libaries. It also gives coverage of the standard template library (STL) and Windows programming.

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From the Back Cover

The Most Comprehensive Guide to Borland C++ Builder

Learn to build high-powered applications quickly and easily with help from this in-depth guide. Inside you'll find comprehensive coverage of the entire C++ language and the C++ Builder integrated development environment (IDE). This incomparable reference is divided into four parts, and organized by topic. Part One covers the foundation of C++, including its control statements, operators, preprocessor directives, and data types. Part Two details the extensive C++ Builder library. In Part Three you will explore object-oriented programming (OOP), learn about classes and objects, constructors, destructors, polymorphism, inheritance, exception handling, templates, and much more. Also, you'll get details on the standard template library (STL), one of C++'s most powerful, advanced features. Part Four covers the C++ Builder IDE, and explains how to create, compile, and run applications -- and how to fix bugs using the debugger. And, numerous ready-to-run examples are included throughout, making it easy to apply what you've learned.

• Master the C++ language and its libraries -- including the numerous extensions added by C++ Builder
• Learn the fundamental principles of OOP -- polymorphism, inheritance, and encapsulation
• Explore classes, objects, constructors, and destructors
• Get details on arrays, pointers, and references -- three of C++'s most important constructs
• Understand functions and operator overloading
• Use virtual functions and runtime type ID (RTTI)
• Apply templates, namespaces, and exception handling
• Learn about the C++ I/O system, including its classes, functions, and operators
• Use mathematical, time-, date-, and system-related functions

About the Author

Herb Schildt (Mahomet, IL) is a leading authority on C and C++ and a best-selling author whose books have sold more than 2 million copies. His acclaimed C and C++ books include Teach Yourself C, C++ from the Ground Up, C++: The Complete Reference, Java Programmer's Reference, STL Programming from the Ground Up, Windows 98 Programming from the Ground Up, and co-author of C/C++ Annotated Archives.

Greg Guntle (Brownsburg, IN) has been working on and programming PCs for the last 20 years. He has also been providing technical editing skills for numerous computer-related subjects for the past 15 years.

Product Details

• Paperback: 977 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies; annotated edition edition (April 25, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0072127783
• ISBN-13: 978-0072127782
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 2.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,058,335 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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53 of 54 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not as complete as it sounds, May 17, 2001

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Howard Helman (Manhattan Beach, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Borland C++ Builder: The Complete Reference (Paperback)

I was hoping for a book that discussed the many special features of Borland Builder rather than a rehash of C and C++ information. The book does describe for beginners, and perhaps intermediates, the basics of C and C++ in detail, but on the Builder side no information about Borland extentions such as AnsiString, properties, and __finally. Less than 5% of the book has any Builder specific information. I bought Builder to write Windows applications and there is little about Windows in this book. In the functional descriptions it is hard to determine if the function discussed is a standard, an addition or a depricated function without a careful reading of the text. A header like Borland used to have with a compatibility chart for each function would have helped. Books like the set that Borland used to produce detailed all the features of the language. That would be what I would expect in a "Complete Reference". The Borland on-line help has lots of problems (at least in B4), so a good text about Builder specifics is still needed because this is not that text.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Completely Lisleading, February 13, 2002

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This review is from: Borland C++ Builder: The Complete Reference (Paperback)

I have never seen a more misleading book in my entire life. Here is the problem. The title of this book is "Borland C++ Builder - The Complete Reference". Most of the book is on the C language (even if you wanted to learn C, I wouldn't recommend this book because, to me, it appears to be much of a reproduction of the Help Files). OK, Microsoft Windows in written in C; but this book doesn't even teach how to create Windows using C. Then you get to the few chapters (I mean the fea pages) on C++. This section is completely useless because, if the author wanted to write a book on C++, the title of the book would be different; and a C++ learner would expect more than a few pages. I agree: some of the VCL functions, not classes, are documented. Still, the author didn't go farther than the Help Files. I agree that the book is not meant for a particular version but the fact that it pretends to be a C++ Builder "Complete Reference" would cover issues that are common to all versions.

This is unfortunate because the author was trying to exploit the lack of documentation on C++ Builder. If you cannot write on the best C++ RAD in the world, stick to the non-RAD, which is MSVC. Nobody will complain.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Out of subject, February 27, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Borland C++ Builder: The Complete Reference (Paperback)

This book concentrates on c++, but it doesn't mention much about C++ Builder. I do not recomended it, if you want to learn Borland C++ Builder.