Introduction to C++

Variables, Initialization, and Assignment, Data types

• Void
• Variable sizes and the sizeof operator
• Integers
• Fixed-width integers
• Floating point numbers
• Boolean values and an introduction to if statements
• Chars
• Literals
• Const and symbolic constants
• Local variables, scope, and duration
• Namespaces
• Using statements

Operators

• Operator precedence and associativity
• Arithmetic operators
• Increment/decrement operators.
• Sizeof, comma, and conditional operators
• Relational operators (comparisons)
• Logical operators
• Bitwise operators

Control flow

• If statements
• Switch statements
• Goto statements
• While statements
• Do while statements
• For statements
• Break and continue

Functions

• Function parameters and arguments
• Passing arguments by value
• Passing arguments by reference
• Passing arguments by address
• Returning values by value, reference, and address
• Inline functions
• Function overloading
• Default parameters
• Recursion

Arrays, Strings, Pointers, and References

• Arrays
• Arrays and loops
• Sorting an array using selection sort
• Multidimensional arrays
• Introduction to pointers
• Null pointers
• Pointers and arrays
• Pointer arithmetic and array indexing
• Dynamic memory allocation with new and delete
• Dynamically allocating arrays
• Pointers and const
• Reference variables
• Member selection with pointers and references
• For each loops

Object-oriented programming

• Classes and class members.
• Public vs private access specifiers.
• Destructors
• Static member variables
• Static member functions
• Friend functions and classes

Inheritance

• Basic inheritance in C++
• Order of construction of derived classes
• Constructors and initialization of derived classes
• Inheritance and access specifiers
• Adding new functionality to a derived class
• Calling inherited functions and overriding behavior
• Hiding inherited functionality
• Multiple inheritance
• Virtual functions and polymorphism
• Early binding and late binding

Templates

• Function templates
• Function template instances
• Template classes

Exception handling

• Exceptions, functions, and stack unwinding
• Uncaught exceptions.
• Exceptions, classes, and inheritance
• Rethrowing exceptions
• Function try blocks

C++ Unit Testing Fundamentals Using Catch

• Introducing Catch
• Organizing Your Tests Using Catch
• Asserting Using Catch
• Handling Duplicate Code

File & Stream

• Opening a File
• Closing a File
• Writing to a File
• Reading from a File
• File Position Pointers