Standard C++ Programming Course

Course Description

The Standard C++ Programming course provides a compiler-independent introduction to the ANSI C++ language for C programmers. This course covers all aspects of the C++ language, with the emphasis on portablity. It includes an introduction to object oriented design techniques.

Course Objectives

Delegates who complete the Standard C++ Programming course will be able to:

• Develop portable, standards compliant code using C++ language constructs.
• Read, debug and maintain C++ code.
• Understand object-oriented concepts as they pertain to C++.
• Implement error-handling techniques using exception handling.
• Understand generic programming and the use of templates in C++.

Intended Audience

The Standard C++ Programming course is intended for C programmers who want to move to C++ and object-oriented development.

Course Prerequisites

Delegates must have a good C foundation and previous experience programming with C. Our Standard C Programming course and some experience.

Please ensure you meet the prerequisites for the Standard C++ Programming Course before you attend the course. Read the importance of course prerequisites to understand why this is necessary.

Course Contents

A Different and Enhanced C

Const types. •  Character literals and char arrays. •  Structured and enumerated types. •  Empty parameter lists. •  Void pointers. •  C++ comments. •  Type checking. •  Operators as functions. •  Default parameters. •  Inline functions. •  References. •  Dynamic memory allocation. •  Exception handling. •  Scope resolution. •  Namespaces.

Object Oriented Programming Basics

Data encapsulation. •  Structured programming and OOP. •  Classes and objects. •  Inheritance and abstract data types. •  Polymorphism.

C++ Standard Library Overview

Streams and overloaded stream operators. •  I/O Manipulators. •  Strings and the STL. •  Collections and iterators. •  Generic algorithms.

Classes and Objects

Member functions, constructors and destructors. •  Constructor overloading. •  Copy constructor. •  Canonical form for classes. •  Overloaded assignment operator. •  Shallow versus deep copies. •  Dynamic memory allocation in constructors.

Data Members

Structured type members. •  Access specifiers. •  Static members.

Expressions and Functions

Expression evaluation. •  C++ operators and precedence. •  Implicit type conversion. •  Function signatures. •  Overloading functions. •  Variable argument lists. •  Pass and return by references.

Templates and the STL

Templates and generic functions. •  Deriving from template classes.

Friends, Operators and Member Functions

Friend functions. •  Overloading standard operators. •  The this keyword. •  Inline member functions. •  Scope resolution. •  Static functions.

Inheritance

Base and derived classes. •  Initializer lists. •  Public, private and protected inheritance. •  Polymorphism in detail. •  Multiple inheritance. •  Virtual base classes.

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