Introduction

The C Language and its Advantages

The Structure of a C Program

Writing C Programs

Building an Executable Version of a C Program

Debugging a C Program

Examining and Running a C Application Program

Data Types and Variables

Data Types

Operands, Operators, and Arithmetic Expressions

Input/Output Management

The Input/Output Concept

Formatted Input Function

Control-Flow Statements

The Control-Flow Program Statements

Looping Statements

The Data-checking process

Modular Programming with Functions

The C Function

Passing Data to Functions

Passing an Address to Modify a Value in Memory

Using Functions in the Checkbook Program

C Standard Library Functions

Arrays, Pointers, and Strings

Arrays, Pointers, Strings

Using Arrays, Strings, and Pointers in the Checkbook Program

Structures

Structures

Arrays of Structures

Passing Structures to Functions

Nesting Structures

File Input/Output

Command-line Arguments

Combining Command-line