The C Standard

The definitive reference for any C programmer or for programmers needing to work with C programs.

Every book written about C refers frequently to the international standard that defines the language, this will be a must-have companion volume for everyone who is serious about programming in this language.

• The complete, current C standard (ISO/IEC 9899-1999) as approved by international standards bodies (BSI and ANSI)
• The ONLY available bound version of the standard
• Includes the C rationale which provides a valuable insight into why certain decisions were made during the creation of the language
• An introductory chapter explains what the standards process is and how the reader can participate in the standards process

Contents

• SECTION A - The C Rationale
  • Introduction
  • Scope
  • Normative References
  • Terms and Definitions
  • Conformance
  • Environment
  • Language
  • Library
  • Annexes
  • Annex D Universal character names for identifiers (normative)
  • Annex F IEC 60559 floating-point arithmetic (normative)
  • Annex G IEC 60559-compatible complex arithmetic (informative)
  • Annex H Language independent arithmetic (informative)
  • MSE Multibyte Support Extensions Rationale
  • References
  • Index
• SECTION B - The C Standard
  • Scope
  • Normative references
  • Terms, definitions, and symbols
  • Conformance
  • Environment
  • Language
  • Library
  • Annex A (informative) Language syntax summary
  • Annex B (informative) Library summary
  • Anne x C (informative) Sequence points
  • Annex D (normative) Universal character names for identifiers
  • Annex E (informative) Implementation limits
  • Annex F (normative) IEC 60559 floating-point arithmetics
  • Annex G(informative) IEC 60559-compatible complex arithmetic
  • Annex H (informative) Language independent arithmetic
  • Annex I (informative) Common warnings
  • Annex J (informative) Portability issues