k, so I ''ve been reading this tutorial for a while now but...I dont think that''s how I should be learning C++. When I started Qbasic, I was about 10, and had no internet, I was on my little win 3.1 computer, and I taught myself how to use it by simply reading the help file and trying out all sorts of commands and functions. Now, I''m moving on to C++ but, I can''t teach myself the way I did with Qbasic. I just go into say, iostream.h see all of the functions it contains, and see how I can use them. I already know iostream.h so, if I were to go into say, Signal.h I would also see some of the functions it has, but I wouldn''t know how to use them. So basically, what I need is some book, or online text that shows me all the functions, what they do, and examples on how to use them. I tried doing a search on google, but couldn''t find anything...I dont know what you would call something like that, since it really isn''t a tutorial. Anyways, any help is appreciated, thanks in advance.

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[edited by - Fruny on May 18, 2002 10:15:08 PM]

Because c++ is lightyears ahead of a language like Qbasic a simple reference on the standard libraries wont really give you a good knowledge of the language IMO. You really need a book that explains the syntax and formatting of things such as classes etc or you''ll be stabbing in the dark.
I learnt c++ from the book

"C++, How to Program -3rd edition" (ISBN 0-13-089571-7)

from Deitel & Deitel. It covers pretty much everything language wise and also goes into most of the common functions found in the header files. I never had any trouble with it. Hope this helps.

-ando15

www.gametutorials.com has some very good tutorials teaching c++. everything explained very well.

C++ is an advanced lang that is hard to learn and takes alots of time. The way I learned it was by going to classs on saturdays and summers and readings lots and lots of stuff. But if you cannt fit in the classs then your gona have to read. The best place I know to just learn C++ in general is www.planetsourcecode.com search the C++ area for beginner stuff then move onto stuff like classs and data types. If you have M$ C++ search threw MSDN sometimes that helps. But if your like me and use g++ you have the net to use. Looking threw the header files wont get you any were. Sometimes its intersting to look but thats about it. You should also learn C++ before you go onto stuff like OpenGL. Stuff as advanced as OpenGL will just get you confused and frusterdated so learn C++ before Advanced stuff. One more tip if you can find an advanced C++ guy that you can ask thats always a help.

you dont need to know all the headers andtheir funcs, you need to know the language. then you need to know what you wantto program and get the infos on these specific libs. once you understand the language, you can easily find out how to use everything. but you need to know for what it is, for sure.. take math.h, it has sinus,cosinus and other mathfunctions.. if you don''t know what a sine is, you can use the func, but you can''t see what it does and where you could use it..

c++ does not have any functions in itself, no input/output functions, no mathfunctions, nothing.. this all comes with additional headers and libraries, and some of them come with every compiler as standart. thats why you only need to know the language.. (and believe me, its damn complex.. i''m now in since 3 years and i learn more and more and more about it...)

i had a book from "markt und technik", but i don''t remember the name..

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