PR002 - C++ Programming

Summary

5 days

This course helps software professionals experienced in the C programming language master the skills required for application programming using C++ in an Object Oriented environment. Students completing these hands-on exercises, problems, and class discussions are able to design and program complex software systems in a reliable, efficient, and maintainable manner using the full power of the C++ Programming Language.

Audience

Programmers, Team Leaders, Project Managers, System Analysts and Class Designers who need to be able to program in C++ and have experience programming in C. 

Prerequisites

• Course PR001 C Programming or working experience in C.  

Objectives

After completing this course, students are able to:

• Sketch the development history of the C++ Programming Language
• Use the support provided for Procedural and Object Oriented programming
• Apply the full syntax of the C++ Programming Language
• Use existing data types and develop new ones
• Employ operators on existing types and on new ones
• Define functions as members of classes and globally
• Use C++ IO streams for Input/Output
• Exploit class access using friend classes and functions
• Use const correctly in a C++ program
• Define constructors and destructors
• Use inheritance to define base and derived classes
• Maximize the use of dynamic binding and polymorphism in class design
• Program using multiple inheritance and virtual base classes
• Create template classes and functions
• Enhance the stability of programs by using exceptions
• Employ advanced topics such as smart pointers, pointers to members, mutable class members, name spaces, and other ANSI extensions

Table of Contents 

• Module 1: Welcome to C++
• Module 2: Basic Components of C++
• Module 3: Class Types
• Module 4: Functions
• Module 5: Types, Conversions and Function Overloading
• Module 6: Constructing and Destroying Objects
• Module 7: Copying and Assignment
• Module 8: Class Access
• Module 9: Inheritance and Object-Oriented Programming
• Module 10: Dynamic Binding and Polymorphism
• Module 11: Overloading Operators
• Module 12: Multiple Inheritance
• Module 13: Templates and Exceptions
• Module 14: Advanced Features (Optional)

Other Notes

This course can be delivered in a Windows or UNIX environment.