Advanced Turbo C Programming

Front Cover

Advanced Turbo C Programming

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

Introduction

Who This Book Is For

How This Book Is Different

What about Standards?

What You'll Need

How This Book Is Organized

SECTION 1:

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Chapter 1. Inside Turbo C: Standards and Features

Working Towards a New Standard

Function Prototypes

Prototypes with Variable Arguments

Using the void Type

Generic Pointers

Special Pointers

Function Modifiers

Using Nested Comments

Defining Constants and Volatiles

Enumerated Types

Turbo C Global Variables

A Look at Style

Summary

Chapter 2. Turbo C Programming Techniques

The C Preprocessor

Using the Preprocessor Directives

Conditional Compilation

Working with Command Line Arguments

The Common Interface

Tips on Memory Allocation and Pointers

Summary

SECTION 2:

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Chapter 3. Data Structures: The Building Blocks

Building Static Lists

Building Dynamic Data Structures

The Singly Linked List

Creating the List Package

Defining the Operations

Storing Elements

Inserting and Deleting Elements

List Membership

Overview of the List Construction Program

Summary

Chapter 4. Developing Extended List Tools

Doubly Linked Lists

Modifying List Functions

Adding New Features

Inserting Elements in a Sorted List

Developing a String List Package

Using the String List Package

Stacks

Queues

Summary

Chapter 5. Advanced Data Structures

Binary Trees

Constructing a Binary Tree

Using the Tree Program

Building An Expression Evaluator

Building the Data Structures

Structure of the Program

Building the Expression Tree

Processing the Expression Tree

Using the Expression Tree Program

Summary

SECTION 3: I/O and File Handling

Chapter 6. Working With Stream I/O

A Quick Overview of the I/O System

A Look at the Stream I/O System

Using Stream I/O

Reading and Writing Strings

Mastering scanf and printf

Working with Files

Opening and Closing Files

A Look at Formatted I/O

Summary

Chapter 7. Advanced I/O Techniques

Reading and Writing Blocks of Data in Stream I/O

Developing a Database Program

Random Access Files with fseek

Controlling Stream Buffers

Redirecting Stream I/O

Console and Port I/O

Text Mode and Window Support

Displaying and Controlling Windows

Low-level I/O

Tips for Opening Low-Level Files

A Look at DOS Files

Reading and Writing with Low-Level I/O

Using the Low-Level Routines

Summary

SECTION 4:

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Chapter 8. Opening the Window to the PC

A Quick Look at DOS and the ROM BIOS

Developing Video Tools

Working with Characters and Attributes

Developing a General Screen Package

Putting the Screen Package Together

Testing the Screen Package

Working with the Keyboard

A Quick Look at Sound

The ioutil.c Package

Summary

Chapter 9. Working with DOS Directories

The Turbo C Directory Tools

A File Reviewer

Summary

Chapter 10. Turbo C Graphics

BGI Quick Overview

Initializing and Using the Graphics System

Working with Drawing Commands

Summary

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Chapter 11. Getting Started with Windows and Menus

Thinking about the User

Working with Windows

Developing Window Support Functions

Chapter 12. Developing the Pop-up Window Tools

Overview of the Pop-up Window Package

Creating the Window Functions

Overview of the Window Routines

Using the Window Routines

Status Bar Messages

Summary

Chapter 13. Developing Pop-Up Menus

Getting Started

Creating a Menu

The Complete Menu Package

Creating Pull-Down Menus

Summary

INDEX