C Language Reference Manual: 5th Edition

Author: Habison
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Publish Date: 2003-06-01
Features: This book is a comprehensive reference manual on the C language. The fifth edition introduces the C99 standard, making it more aligned with current C language learning needs. The book is divided into two parts with 24 chapters. The first part discusses all language features of C, including lexical, preprocessing mechanisms, declarations, types, expressions, statements, and functions. The second part discusses the C standard library, providing detailed introductions based on their different functionalities. To help readers understand relevant concepts, the book offers numerous examples and explanations when discussing various aspects of C and its standard library. Many chapters also include exercises, with solutions to key exercises provided at the end of the book. The primary purpose of these exercises is to help readers grasp the basic mechanisms and important details of the C language, without involving complex programming techniques or problems. This book can serve as a textbook and reference for C language courses in computer science at universities and colleges, and also holds significant reference value for general C programmers.