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
