Exploring C Libraries

Expand the C language's capabilities. Discover how to tap into the power of external libraries to access complex data, interact with the web, play with graphics, and more.

Introduction

• Expand on what C can do with C Libraries
• Using the exercise files
• Working with the code

1. Setup and Configuration

• Understanding libraries
• Finding a C library
• Installing a library
• Linking a library: Command prompt
• Liking a library: IDE

2. Data Structures

• Understanding XML
• Testing the libxml2 installation
• Accessing XML data
• Generating XML data
• Working with JSON
• Testing the json-c installation
• Accessing JSON data
• Reading JSON data
• Creating JSON output

3. Web Access

• Testing libcurl
• Fetching a web page
• Saving web data
• Sending data

4. Text Programming

• Working with wide characters
• Building an ncurses program
• Controlling the text screen
• Making color text
• Exploring ncurses input

5. Computer Graphics

• Accessing a JPEG
• Reading and writing JPEG images
• Manipulating JPEG images
• Working with PNG images
• Modifying a PNG image

Conclusion

• Writing your own library
• Next steps