C++ Programming for C Programmers

Duration:   5 days

Participants:  Technical users, applications programmers, and systems programmers.

Objectives:   Upon successful completion of this course you will be able to: -  Distinguish new C++ Language features not available in C Language. -  Compile and execute C++ programs. -  Define encapsulation, inheritance, and polymorphism. -  Use inline functions and function overloading. -  Create data abstractions through the use of classes. -  Share and restrict object members. -  Define and use constructors and destructors. -  Dynamically create and destroy space. -  Use the I/O Stream related classes. -  Use operator overloading. -  Declare and use named constants. -  Describe scope, storage class, and linkage. -  Increase software reusability through inheritance. -  Use dynamic binding and virtual functions. -  Declare and use class and function templates (Optional and is only presented if time permits.)

Overview:  This course provides experienced C Language programmers with the skill to create object oriented programs using the C++ programming language. Participants will learn the syntax of the language, as well as how to code and execute object oriented C++ programs. This

Prerequisites: -  Completion of a Programming in C Language course or a working knowledge of the C Programming Language. -  Knowledge of one of the program editors for the development environment used for the exercise sessions. -  An understanding of object oriented programming concepts would be helpful.

Format:   Lecture and discussion with hands-on exercises.

Topic Outline:   -  Introduction         Features of C++         History and Origin of C++         Advantages of C++         C++ Compilation Process -  C++ vs. C         Compatibility between C and C++         Comments and Readability         C++ Keywords and Modifiers         Variable Declarations in C++         Derived Data Types         Operator Precedence and Associativity         Scope/Global Operator (::)         Namespaces         Input/Output Streams -  Functions         Function Definition         Function Declaration         Reference Parameters         Default Argument Values         Function Overloading         Inline Functions         Type Safe Linkage         Name Mangling         Combining C and C++ Functions -  Object Oriented Concepts         Features of Object Oriented Languages         Procedural vs. Object Oriented         Data Abstraction         Encapsulation         Inheritance         Polymorphism         Effects of OO Approach         Basic OO Design (CRC Cards) -  Classes and Encapsulation         Definition of Class         Class Syntax         Class Data Members         Class Member Functions              Internal              External         Private vs. Public Members -  Constructors and Destructors         Class Constructors              Constructors with Parameters              Overloaded Constructors              Internal and External Constructors              Explicit and Implicit Constructor Invocation         Class Destructors         Dynamic Memory Allocation              new Operator              delete Operator         Pointers to Classes         this Pointer         Function and Class Friends         Copy Constructors         Avoiding Memory Leaks -  I/O Streams         Standard I/O Streams         Reading Input with cin         Writing Output with cout         Writing Errors with cerr         Other I/O Class Member Functions              get              put              write         Manipulators         Simple File I/O              Opening File Streams              State Checking Member Functions              Closing File Streams -  Overloading Operators         Overloading Operators         Operator Overloading Rules and Restrictions         Valid Overloaded Operators         Overloading Binary Operators         Overloading Unary Operators         Overloading Operators Having Side Effects         Overloading Assignment Operator         Overloading ++ and -- Operators         Overloading Type Cast (conversion) Operator         Friend Operator Functions         Non-Member Operator Functions -  Constants, Scope, and Linkage         Named Constants         Pointers and Constants         References and Constants         Functions and Constants         Constant Member Functions              Logically Constant Functions              mutable Keyword         Scope and Storage Class         Linkage         static Class Members -  Inheritance         Software Reusability         Inheritance - Concept and Terminology         Inheritance Syntax         Uses and Advantages         Base and Derived Classes         Class Access Specifiers              public              private              protected         Single Inheritance         Multiple Inheritance         Constructors and Destructors         Containment -  Polymorphism and Dynamic Binding         Polymorphism Definition         Types of Binding              Static              Dynamic         Virtual Functions         Rules for Dynamic Binding         Pure Virtual Functions and Abstract Classes -  Class and Function Templates (Optional - If time permits.)         Template Definition         Template Container Class              Syntax              Template Arguments              Overriding Template Definition         Global Function Templates              Syntax              Use         Advanced Template Topics              Special Template Functions              Inherited Template Classes

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