CLA200 - Programming in C++

Course Description

This course teaches the syntax and constructs of the Standard C++ programming language. The student will learn the syntax of the language, as well as how to code and execute object-oriented C++ programs.

Course Outline

1. Course Introduction

• Course Objectives
• Course Overview
• Suggested References

2. Classes

• Creating a Data Structure
• Methods
• Object Scope
• C++ Input and Output
• Namespaces
• Data Abstraction
• Enforcing Data Encapsulation
• File Organization
• Classes in C++
• Objects
• this Pointer

3. Constructors and Destructors

• Debug Output
• The Default Constructor
• When are Constructors Called?
• The Destructor
• The Copy Constructor
• Other Constructors
• Why Did It Work Before?
• Composition
• The Report Class
• Code Reuse
• Initialization Lists

4. Inheritance

• Inheritance
• Bugreport
• Protected Access Modifier
• Access and Inheritance
• Constructors and Inheritance
• Initialization Lists Revisited 
• Multiple Inheritance 

5. Virtual Functions 

• Inheritance and Assignment 
• Inside Report’s Assignment Operator 
• Using Pointers – a Quick Look at Basics 
• Class Assignment and Pointers 
• Static Binding 
• Dynamic Binding 
• Polymorphism 
• The show_rep() Function 
• Using the show_rep() Function 
• Designing Member Function Inheritance 

6. Pure Virtual Functions 

• Bugfix and Its Relationship with Bugreport 
• Bugfix: Association with Bugreport 
• Using Bugfix with show_rep() 
• Adding Bugfix to the Hierarchy 
• Coding for the Document Class 
• Reexamining the Document Class 
• Pure Virtual Functions 
• Updated: Designing Member Function Inheritance 

7. References and Constants 

• References 
• Displaying References 
• Changing References 
• Pass by Reference 
• Returning by Reference 
• Constant Variables 
• Constant References 
• Constant Methods

8. new and delete 

• new and delete 
• Array Allocation 
• The Report Class 
• Compiler Version of the Copy Constructor 
• Guidelines for Copy Constructors 
• The Report Constructors and new 
• The Report Destructor and delete 
• Virtual Destructors 

9. Casting in C++ 

• Casting: A Review 
• New Casting Syntax 
• Creating a String Class 
• The String Class 
• The Conversion Constructor 
• Expanding Our Casting Options 
• Casting Operator 
• Using the Casting Operator 

10. Class Methods and Data 

• Class Data 
• Class Methods 
• Using the New Data 
• More on Class Methods 

11. Overloaded Functions 

• Function Overloading 
• Using Overloaded Functions 
• Rules for Overloading 
• Overloading Based on Constness 
• Default Arguments 
• Invoking Functions with Default Arguments 

12. Overloaded Operators 

• The Basics of Overloading 
• Overloading operator+ 
• Coping with Commutativity 
• Non-Commutative Operators 
• friends and Their Problems 
• The Assignment Operator 
• Overloading the << Operator 
• Using Date with cout 

13. Exception Handling 

• Why Exception Handling? 
• try / catch / throw 
• Exception Classes 
• Standard Exception Hierarchy 
• Multiple catch Blocks 
• Catching Everything 
• Unhandled Exceptions 
• Exception in Constructors and Destructors 
• Designing for Exceptions 

14. Standard Template Library 

• Class Template Concepts 
• Standard Template Library (STL) Overview 
• Containers 
• Iterators 
• Iterator Syntax 
• Non-Mutating Sequential Algorithms 
• Mutating Sequential Algorithms 
• Sorting Algorithms 
• Numeric Algorithms 
• auto_ptr Class 
• string Class 

15. STL Containers 

• Container Classes 
• Container Class Algorithms 
• vector Class 
• Additional vector Class Methods 
• deque Class 
• list Class 
• set and multiset Classes 
• map and multimap Classes 

Duration

Applies Towards the Following Certificates

• Introduction to Software Design and Engineering - OOAD and Programming Boeing Track : 60 Hour Certificate