References:

 

Kernighan, Brian W., Ritchie, Dennis M. (1988) "The C Programming Language", "Second Edition"

Ellis, Margaret A., Stroustrup, Bjarne (1990) "The Annotated C++ Reference Manual" (the ARM)

Meyers, Scott (2005) "Effective C++" "55 Specific Ways to Improve Your Programs and Designs" "Third Edition"

Schildt, Herbert (2003) "The Complete Reference C++" "Fourth Edition"

and google using search terms "C++" and "properties"