About This Training Course

This five-day C++ for Non-C Programmers Training Course has been developed for experienced programmers in any language who want to become proficient in C++. The course is particularly relevant to Mainframe programmers wishing to use C++ to implement object-oriented designs.

Subjects Covered

This C++ for Non-C Programmers Training Course covers the following subjects:

C++ Overview
History, Genealogy and Philosophy of C++

Writing a Program in C++
Program structure & simple I/O, C++ coding life-cycle.

Types and Variables
Declaring & naming variables, The base types, Variable initialisation

The Operators
Arithmetic, Assignment, Increment & Decrement, Boolean

Looping
While, do-while & for statements

Alternative Paths
if, if-else & if-else-if statements, The switch statement, The conditional operator

Functions
Arguments to functions, Returning values, Call by value/call by reference, Overloaded names

Arrays
Array declaration, Access in elements, Arrays and functions, Strings

Pointers -
Indirection, Declaring and using pointers

Functions and Pointers
Pointer arguments, Returning pointers

Pointers and Arrays
The close relationship, Elements and pointers, Address arithmetic, Pointers, arrays & functions

The Preprocessor
Symbolic constants, Macros, File inclusion, Conditional compilation, High integrity macros

Writing Larger Programs
Separate modules, Internal/external linkage

Defined Objects
Setting up a new type, Creating & using objects

Giving Objects Behaviour
The member function, Constructors & Destructors

Data Abstraction
Definition & benefits

Dynamic Memory
How to use the heap, New and Delete, Dynamic arrays, Dynamic objects

Overloading operators
Function overloads, + I/O

More on Objects
The initialiser list, Object assignment, Object initialisation, this, Static members

Pointers to Objects
Declaring & pointers to objects

Inheritance
The IS-A relationship, Derived classes/base classes, Protected members

Polymorphism
Late binding, Virtual member function, Virtual destructors, Pure virtual functions, Abstract Classes

New Additions to C++
Parameterised types, Class templates, Exception handling

Training Course Outcomes

At the end of this C++ for Non-C Programmers Training Course you will be able to:
Understand the syntax, semantics and idioms of C++ programming
Use C++ to implement object-oriented designs

Prerequisites

This C++ for Non-C Programmers Training Course is designed for computer programmers with no C experience who wish to take advantage of the object-oriented features and facilities of C++. Attending the Object Technology Fundamentals course will assist with object-oriented concepts.

Other Information

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