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C++ for non-C Programmers

Type of course: Classroom

Course details

Fee	£1700
Days	5
Course code	CCNONC

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Overview

ISO standard C++ is a general-purpose language that bridges different styles of programming and spans different platforms and different application styles. This course teaches C++ to non-C Programmers, presenting C++ by starting with modern C++ concepts and techniques rather than assuming, or seeking to provide, a C background. It develops the concepts and syntax through lectures, discussion and lab exercises.

The course is suitable for experienced programmers with little or no C background. Some previous exposure to object-oriented concepts is required.

Prerequisites

Delegates should have some experience of programming. Some previous exposure to object-oriented concepts is required.

Delegates will learn how to

• Use good practice and outline idioms for safe and sensible use of language features
• Program C++ as a modern programming language, whilst appreciating its relationship with C
• Understand object-oriented and generic programming in C++

Outline

A tour of C++

• The main function
• Header file inclusion
• The standard library and namespace std; statements, blocks and scope
• Comments
• Functions
• Stream I/O
• Containers
• Classes

Fundamental types

• C++ built-in arithmetic types
• Declaration and initialisation
• Defining constants
• Conversions between types
• Arithmetic operators
• Boolean operators

User-defined types

• typedef, enum and struct
• Using string, vector and map types

Control flow

• Selection using if else and switch
• Loops
• Try, throw and catch
• Exception safety

Functions

• Declaring and defining functions
• Pass by copy
• Pass by reference and const reference
• Guidelines on argument passing
• Function overloading
• Operator overloading

Pointers and arrays

• Pointer declaration and usage
• Array declaration and usage
• Strings

Classes and objects

• Encapsulation; classes, member functions and data
• Public and private
• Const member functions
• Class versus struct
• The this pointer

Object relationships

• Delegation and forwarding
• Composition and association
• Managing objects dynamically with new and delete

Construction and destruction

• Constructors and destructors
• Default constructors
• Member initialiser lists
• Construction and destruction order

Value objects

• Conversions for value objects
• Explicit
• Default copying
• Copy constructors
• Member and non-member operators
• Ccopy assignment
• Copy prevention for non-value types

Exception objects

• Using objects for exceptions
• Safe copy assignment
• Safe resource release

Templates

• Generic programming
• Function templates
• Class templates
• Templates in the standard library
• auto_ptr for exception safety
• Managing long type names

Containers

• The standard sequence containers
• Tthe standard associative containers

Iterators

• Iterator categories
• Container iterators;
• Iterator and const_iterator

Algorithms

• Sorting, searching and copying ranges
• Refactoring loops with generic algorithms

Interface-based programming

• Interface classes and pure virtual functions
• Virtual destructors
• Implementing interfaces with public derivation and overridden functions
• Multiple base classes

Inheritance-based programming

• Generalisation, specialisation and substitutability
• Astract classes with some implementation
• Protected
• Base class construction
• Exceptions