Advanced Turbo C Programming

IntroductionSection 1 The World of Turbo C 1 Inside Turbo C: Standards and Features Working Towards a New Standard Function Prototypes 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 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 SummarySection 2 Mastering Data Structures 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 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 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 SummarySection 3 I/O and File Handling 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 7 Advanced I/O Techniques Reading and Writing Blocks of Data 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 SummarySection 4 The PC Connection 8 Opening the Window to the PC A Quick Look at DOS and the ROM BIOS Developing Video Tools Developing a General Screen Package Putting the Screen Package Together Testing the Screen Package Working with the Keyboard A Quick Look at Sound The iout/V.c Package Summary 9 Working with DOS Directories The Turbo C Directory Tools A File Reviewer Summary 10 Turbo C Graphics BGI Quick Overview Working with the Graphics Hardware Initializing and Using the Graphics System User-Defined Fonts Working with Drawing Commands SummarySection 5 Developing the User Interface 11 Getting Started with Windows and Menus Thinking About the User Working with Windows Developing Window Support Functions 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 13 Developing Pop-Up Menus Getting Started Creating a Menu The Complete Menu Package Creating Pull-Down Menus SummaryIndex