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Cohoon/Davidson: C++ Program Design, Third Edition
C++ Program Design, 3/e
James P. Cohoon, University of Virginia
Jack W. Davidson, University of Virginia

Pointers and dynamic memory

Chapter Objectives

Upon completion of this chapter the student will understand and be able to utilize the following key concepts:

The concept of an application programmer interface, or API.

An API provides a set of basic building blocks or infrastructure for constructing particular kinds of programs.

Properly designed APIs can significantly reduce the effort to construct complicated programs.

An API for displaying simple graphical objects in a window.

The EzWindows API is an object-oriented API that provides facilities for building programs that use a windowing system for input and output.