Sams Teach Yourself C in 24 Hours, Second Edition

Contents at a Glance
Introduction 1
Part I The Basics of C 9
Hour 1 Taking the First Step 11
2 Writing Your First C Program 27
3 Learning the Structure of a C Program 41
4 Understanding Data Types and Keywords 55
5 Handling Standard Input and Output 71
Part II Operators and Control-flow Statements 89
Hour 6 Manipulating Data 91
7 Working with Loops 105
8 Using Conditional Operators 121
9 Working with Data Modifiers and Math Functions 141
10 Controlling Program Flow 155
Part III Pointers and Arrays 173
Hour 11 Understanding Pointers 175
12 Understanding Arrays 189
13 Manipulating Strings 207
14 Understanding Scope and Storage Classes 223
Part IV Functions and Dynamic Memory Allocation 241
Hour 15 Working with Functions 243
16 Applying Pointers 259
17 Allocating Memory 279
18 Using Special Data Types and Functions 295
Part V Structure, Union, File I/O, and More 311
Hour 19 Understanding Structures 313
20 Understanding Unions 333
21 Reading and Writing with Files 355
22 Using Special File Functions 373
23 Compiling Programs: The C Preprocessor 391
24 Where Do You Go from Here? 409
Part VI Appendixes 437
Appendix A ANSI Standard Header Files 439
B Answers to Quiz Questions and Exercises 441
Index 503

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