ffirs.indd ii 17/09/12 6:32 PM IVOR HORTON’S BEGINNING VISUAL C ++® 2012 INTRODUCTION xxxv CHAPTER Programming with Visual C++ CHAPTER Data, Variables, and Calculations 25 CHAPTER Decisions and Loops 97 CHAPTER Arrays, Strings, and Pointers 135 CHAPTER Introducing Structure into Your Programs 189 CHAPTER More about Program Structure 231 CHAPTER Defining Your Own Data Types 277 CHAPTER More on Classes 333 CHAPTER Class Inheritance and Virtual Functions 441 CHAPTER 10 The Standard Template Library 491 CHAPTER 11 Windows Programming Concepts 601 CHAPTER 12 Windows Programming with the Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC) 635 CHAPTER 13 Working with Menus and Toolbars 659 CHAPTER 14 Drawing in a Window 685 CHAPTER 15 Improving the View 739 CHAPTER 16 Working with Dialogs and Controls 769 CHAPTER 17 Storing and Printing Documents 815 CHAPTER 18 Programming Windows Apps 849 INDEX 905 ffirs.indd i 17/09/12 6:32 PM ffirs.indd ii 17/09/12 6:32 PM IVOR HORTON’S BEGINNING ® Visual C ++ 2012 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