C++ Training

Moving From C to C++

This course teaches C programmers to program in C++ in three steps.

shows the features of C++ that make it a "better C."

demonstrates how to define new data types, called classes

covers C++'s object oriented programming features.

Objectives

Read and understand programs written in C++.

Define new data types using C++ classes.

Use C++'s iostreams system.

Define overloaded functions.

Use class constructors, operators, and destructors correctly.

Define new data types using inheritance.

Use virtual functions within a class hierarchy.

Create extensible containers using templates.

Handle run-time errors using exceptions.

Approach

The course is taught as a combination of lecture, in-class exercises, and hands-on programming experience. Each student receives a 300 page course manual that includes course notes, section summaries, exercises, addenda, and important C++ points.

Audience

This course assumes that students have a clear understanding of the C programming language. This course would not be appropriate for someone who is new to C or has only a cursory understanding of C.

Topics

An Overview of Object Oriented Programming
The History of C++
C++ Extensions to C
- Using Reference Variables
- Defining Default Arguments
- Overloading Functions and Signature Matching
- Calling C Functions From a C++ Program
- The string Data Type
Stream I/O
- Using ostreams and istreams
- Manipulators
- Writing Output with <<
- Getting Input with the getline Function
- File I/O
Defining a New Class
- Class Scope and The Scope Resolution Operator
- Private and Public
- Member Functions
- The this Pointer
- Allocating Storage with new
- Freeing Storage with delete
- Ambiguous Function Calls
- Constant Member Functions
Creating Objects
- Class Constructors
- Default Constructors
- Copy Constructors
- Overloading Constructors
- Constructors as Converters
- Class Destructors
Class Operators
- Defining Class Operators
- Identifying Different Unary Operators
- Friend Operators
- Writing an Output Operator
- Overloading the Assignment Operator
Exceptions
- How Exceptions Work
- Throwing and Catching Exceptions
- Exception Classes
Inheritance
- How Inheritance Works
- What Is and Isn't Inherited
- Creating A New Data Type Using Inheritance
- Programming With Inheritance
- Inheritance Versus Composition
A Closer Look At iostreams
- Specification, Translation, and Buffer Classes
- Formatted Versus Unformatted Input
- Stream Open Modes
- Formatting Parameters
- Defining Manipulators
- String Streams
Class Hierarchies
- Using Inheritance To Create Class Hierarchies
- Determining Type At Run-time
- Virtual Functions
- Dealing With Memory Leaks
- Creating Your Own Arrays
- Abstract Base Classes
Templates
- Container Classes
- A Dynamic Array Class
- Generalizing Containers With templates
- Defining Function templates
Iterators
- Why Use Iterators
- Iterator Access Operators
- Friend Classes
- Programming Example
Standard Template Classes
- The Standard Template Library

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