Course Deliverables/syllabus

Introduction to C++

Starting with C++ OOP vs. procedure-oriented programming The basic anatomy of a C++ program Starting with a simple “Hello World” program Compiling, linking and running a C++ program

The Basics of C++

Base Data Types and sizes User-defined Data Types Variable Declarations, Variable Names Dynamic initialization of variables Constants and its types Character Constants String Constants Standard input and standard output Formatted input –cin Formatted output – cout Use of << and >> operators

Working with Operators and Expressions

Operators Arithmetic Operators, Relational Operators, Assignment Operator Logical Operators, Increment and Decrement Operators (++ and –) ‘Operate-Assign’ Operators (+=, *=, …) Expressions What are Expressions? Operator Precedence Precedence and Order of Evaluation Conditional Expression Casting and type conversion

Controlling the Program Flow

Decision control if if-else if-else if Loop Control while do while for break continue case control switch goto

Using Functions/Procedures

Why Functions? Anatomy of a Function Returning values from functions Arguments Passed by Value Passing Addresses of Arguments Concept of variable scope and scope rules Static and automatic variables Global variables

Understanding Arrays

Arrays Initializing Arrays Passing Arrays to Functions Multi-Dimensional Array

Strings

String I/O cin and cout member functions Standard C String functions Arrays of Strings

Function Overloading

Function Overloading Using overloaded functions Rules for overloading

Classes and Objects

Creation Private Vs Public Accessing class members Objects Member Functions

Constructors and Destructors

Constructors Parameterized Constructors Constructors with Default arguments Destructors

Managing Console I/O Operations

C++ Streams C++ Stream Classes Unformatted IO Operations

Working with files

Introduction Classes for File Streams Operations Opening and Closing a File Detecting End of File File Modes File Pointers and their manipulators Sequential Input Output Operations