C++ Programming

C++ is an object-oriented language derived from C. It is a well-established language offering a high degree of efficiency and portablility. Object orientation results in more robust and maintainable code that is easier to understand.

This course all the major features of C++ for programmers who do not have experience of C. The basic principles of object-oriented programming are covered.

Participants acquire hands-on experience of the language by working through a wide selection of exercises.

Outline

Syntax
■Basic syntax
■Fundamental data types
■Looping and decision structures
■Constants and enumerations
■Using pointers
■Reference variables and arguments
Encapsulation
■Declaring and using classes
■The 'this' pointer
■Access control
■Constructors and destructors
■Static elements
■Friend functions and classes
■In-line functions
Inheritance
■Single inheritance
■Modifying access control
■Nested classes
■Type conversion
■Multiple inheritance
■Virtual super-classes
■Dynamic casts
Polymorphism
■Function overloading
■Virtual functions
■Virtual destructors
■Abstract classes
■Class pointers
■Templates
Operators
■Operator overloading
■Copy constructors
■Initialisation
Streams
■Basic stream I/O
■Overloading stream operators
■Using stream methods
■Using manipulators
Code Organisation
■Header files and source files
■Using namespaces
■Interfacing to routines in other languages