Advanced C

If you have a-basic knowledge of the C-programming language and are ready for more, then you should have Advanced C: Techniques & Applications.

By the time you finish Advanced C, you will have constructed several state-of-the-art applications. Learn how to:

• Generate and control advanced graphics
• Develop a menu-driven multiwindow environment
• Construct advanced user interfaces

Advanced C is one of the few books available that focuses on the advanced features and capabilities of the C programming language. Important topics in this book include:

• C coding style
• Recursion
• Linkled lists
• Pointers
• Structures
• Trees

This book will give you a deeper understanding of the C language and help you develop techniques that will enhance your programming skills. Let Advanced C: Techniques & Applications help you realize your goal of becoming a C programming expert.

1. Programming Style
• Program Structure
• Block Structure
• Variable Names in Block Structure
• Separate Compilation and Information Hiding
• Header Files
• External Variables
• Structure Types
• Macros with Arguments
• Portability and Hardware Independence
2. Pointers and Dynamic Memory Allocation
• Pointers and Arrays
• Pointers
• Notations of Pointers and Arrays
• String Constants
• Storage Allocators
• Using calloc
• Using calboc
• Dealing with Changing Storage Needs
• Using NULL Pointers
• Freeing Blocks of Memory
• Using realloc
• Complex Associations of Data
3. Structures, Unions, and Fields
• Structures
• Pointers to Structures
• Structure Nesting
• Unions
• Fields
4. Functions: Recursion and Selection
• Recursion
• Iteration
• The Choice between Recursion and Iteration
• Recursion in Action: The Towers of Hanoi
• Function Selection
5. Linked Lists
• Linked List Building Blocks
• Nodes
• Manipulation of Linked Lisst
• Operations on Lists
• Creating a New List
• Inserting a New Element at the Beginning of a List
• Appending a New Item to the End of a List
• Deleting Nodes
• Doubly Linked Lists
• Stacks
• Queues
• Lists of Lists
6. Trees
• Introduction to Trees
• Node Ordering
• Methods for Ordering the Nodes
• Preorder Listing
• In-Order Listing
• Postorder Listing
• Implementations of Trees
• Trees with a Fixed Number of Child Nodes
• Trees with a Variable Number of Child Nodes
• Operations on Trees
• Instantiating a New Tree Node
• Adding Nodes
• Traversing Trees
• Forests
7. Application Graphics
• Introduction to Graphics Systems
• An Introduction to Segmentation
• Creating Segments
• Using Segments
• The Graphical Segmentation System
• Primitives
• The Point
• The Rectangle
• The Oval
• The Multipoint Line and the Polygon
• The Text Primitive
• Attributes
• Segment Operations
• Defining the Nodes
• Creating a Segment
• Opening and Closing a Segment
• Deleting a Segment
• Making a Reference to a Segment
• Creating and Retrieving Metafiles
• Geometrical Transformations
• Defining Windows
• Clipping Graphical Objects
• Points
• Primitives with Bounding Boxes
• Lines
• Text
• Using Viewports
• Mapping
• Device Independence
• The Segmentation System Code
8. Advanced User Interfaces: Concepts
• The User Interface
• The Cursor
• Pointing Devices
• Activation Buttons
• The Desktop Metaphor
• Windows
• Menus
9. Advanced User Interfaces
• Basic Configuration
• The Functionality Managers
• The Event Loop
• The Display Manager
• The Event Manager
• The Menu Manager
• The Window Manager
• Overview

1. The Segmentation System Code
2. The User Interface Code
3. User Interface Screen Images
4. IBM PC Graphics

An OK book what regards some trees and lists, but it also addresses graphical programming for MS-DOS. Let it die in peace.