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C++ Introduction

At the end of this course, delegates will be able to develop basic ANSI-compliant C++ console programs. No prior C++ knowledge is assumed although some knowledge of a development environment such as Microsoft Visual Studio & some programming experience would be beneficial.

 

Format: 3 Days: Max Capacity 6

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Course Content

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Introduction

  • C++ programs

  • The history of C++

  • Components of a C++ program

  • Variables

  • Keywords

 

The C++ Interactive Development Environment

  • Microsoft Visual Studio

  • Starting a new program

  • Writing and compiling a program

 

C++ Simple Data Types And Expressions

  • Fundamental data types

  • Declaring variables

  • Integer numbers

  • Integer operators

  • Compound assignments

  • Increment and decrement

  • Floating point numbers

  • Character data

  • Boolean data

  • Unsigned variables

  • Constants

  • Type conversion

  • The size of operator

 

Composite Data Types

  • Typedefs

  • Enumerations

  • Arrays

  • The #Include Compiler directive

  • Structures

 

Flow Control

  • Sequential statements

  • The if statement

  • The while statement

  • the for statement

  • Range based for loop

  • Break and continue statements

  • The switch statement

  • The do while loop

  • The ternary conditional operator

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Functions

  • Modular programming

  • Header files

  • Source files

  • Function declarations

  • Calling functions

  • Function definition

  • Returning values using the return statement

  • Function overloading

  • Default arguments

  • References

  • Passing parameters

  • Passing copied parameters- by value

  • Passing referenced parameters - by reference

  • Inline functions

  • Scope of variables

  • Storage class

  • Automatic local variables

  • Static local variables

  • Global variables

  • Extern variables

  • Dynamically allocated objects

 

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Dynamic Memory Allocation

  • The stack & the heap

  • Memory leakage

  • The new & delete operators
     

Pointers

  • Memory addresses

  • Declaring pointers

  • Manipulating pointers

  • Pointers to structures

  • Strings in C++

  • Pointers to char

  • Character manipulation routines

  • Null pointers

  • C++11 Nullptr
     

Pointers

  • Pointers to arrays

  • Pointer arithmetic

  • The void pointer

 

Architectural Issues

  • Namespaces

  • Header & source files

  • #Defined constants

  • Defined macros

 

Files in C++

  • Files - review

  • File types

  • Text file examples

  • Binary file examples

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Principles Of Object Orientated Programming

- Review

  • Object orientated principles

 

Classes & Objects

  • Class implementation

  • Writing classes

  • The public interface

  • The private interface

  • Class definition

  • Inserting class definitions

  • Using objects

  • Object lifetime

  • Constructors

  • Destructors

 

Static Class Members

  • Static class data members

  • Static class member functions

 

The C++ Const Modifier

  • Constant variables & pointers

  • Constants & functions

  • Constant class member functions

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