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CPP.AB1.E0T
Introduction to C - Course
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Lessons
27 Interactive Lessons · 152 topics01 Introduction 5 topics +
- Who Should Read This Course?
- Should I Learn C First?
- Why Should I Learn C++?
- What If I Don’t Want This Course?
- Conventions Used in This Course
02 Hour 1: Writing Your First Program 4 topics +
- Using C++
- Compiling and Linking the Source Code
- Creating Your First Program
- Summary
03 Hour 2: Organizing the Parts of a Program 5 topics +
- Reasons to Use C++
- The Parts of a Program
- Comments
- Functions
- Summary
04 Hour 3: Creating Variables and Constants 7 topics +
- What Is a Variable?
- Defining a Variable
- Assigning Values to Variables
- Using Type Definitions
- Constants
- Auto-Typed Variables
- Summary
05 Hour 4: Using Expressions, Statements, and Operators 7 topics +
- Statements
- Expressions
- Operators
- If-Else Conditional Statements
- Logical Operators
- Tricky Expression Values
- Summary
06 Hour 5: Calling Functions 9 topics +
- What Is a Function?
- Declaring and Defining Functions
- Using Variables with Functions
- Function Parameters
- Returning Values from Functions
- Default Function Parameters
- Overloading Functions
- Auto-Typed Return Values
- Summary
07 Hour 6: Controlling the Flow of a Program 6 topics +
- Looping
- while Loops
- do-while Loops
- for Loops
- switch Statements
- Summary
08 Hour 7: Storing Information in Arrays and Strings 8 topics +
- What Is an Array?
- Writing Past the End of Arrays
- Initializing Arrays
- Multidimensional Arrays
- Character Arrays
- Copying Strings
- Reading Arrays with Foreach Loops
- Summary
09 Hour 8: Creating Basic Classes 8 topics +
- What Is a Type?
- Creating New Types
- Classes and Members
- Accessing Class Members
- Private Versus Public Access
- Implementing Member Functions
- Creating and Deleting Objects
- Summary
10 Hour 9: Moving into Advanced Classes 6 topics +
- const Member Functions
- Interface Versus Implementation
- Organizing Class Declarations and Function Definitions
- Inline Implementation
- Classes with Other Classes as Member Data
- Summary
11 Hour 10: Creating Pointers 4 topics +
- Understanding Pointers and Their Usage
- The Stack and the Heap
- Null Pointer Constant
- Summary
12 Hour 11: Developing Advanced Pointers 9 topics +
- Creating Objects on the Heap
- Deleting Objects
- Accessing Data Members Using Pointers
- Member Data on the Heap
- The this Pointer
- Stray or Dangling Pointers
- const Pointers
- const Pointers and const Member Functions
- Summary
13 Hour 12: Creating References 9 topics +
- What is a Reference?
- Creating a Reference
- Using the Address of Operator on References
- What Can Be Referenced?
- Null Pointers and Null References
- Passing Function Arguments by Reference
- Understanding Function Headers and Prototypes
- Returning Multiple Values
- Summary
14 Hour 13: Developing Advanced References and Pointers 8 topics +
- Passing by Reference for Efficiency
- Passing a const Pointer
- References as an Alternative to Pointers
- When to Use References and When to Use Pointers
- References to Objects Not in Scope
- Returning a Reference to an Object on the Heap
- Pointer, Pointer, Who Has the Pointer?
- Summary
15 Hour 14: Calling Advanced Functions 6 topics +
- Overloaded Member Functions
- Using Default Values
- Initializing Objects
- The Copy Constructor
- Compile-Time Constant Expressions
- Summary
16 Hour 15: Using Operator Overloading 3 topics +
- Operator Overloading
- Conversion Operators
- Summary
17 Hour 16: Extending Classes with Inheritance 6 topics +
- What Is Inheritance?
- Private Versus Protected
- Constructors and Destructors
- Passing Arguments to Base Constructors
- Overriding Functions
- Summary
18 Hour 17: Using Polymorphism and Derived Classes 3 topics +
- Polymorphism Implemented with Virtual Member Functions
- How Virtual Member Functions Work
- Summary
19 Hour 18: Making Use of Advanced Polymorphism 3 topics +
- Problems with Single Inheritance
- Abstract Data Types
- Summary
20 Hour 19: Storing Information in Linked Lists 4 topics +
- Linked Lists and Other Structures
- Linked List Case Study
- Linked Lists as Objects
- Summary
21 Hour 20: Using Special Classes, Functions, and Pointers 5 topics +
- Static Member Data
- Static Member Functions
- Containment of Classes
- Friend Classes and Functions
- Summary
22 Hour 21: Using New Features of C++23 6 topics +
- The Newest Version of C++
- Using auto in Function Return Types
- Improved Numeric Literals
- The constexpr Keyword
- Lambda Expressions
- Summary
23 Hour 22: Employing Object-Oriented Analysis and Design 4 topics +
- The Development Cycle
- Simulating an Alarm System
- PostMaster: A Case Study
- Summary
24 Hour 23: Creating Templates 5 topics +
- What Are Templates?
- Instances of the Template
- Template Definition
- Using Template Items
- Summary
25 Hour 24: Dealing with Exceptions and Error Handling 6 topics +
- Bugs, Errors, Mistakes, and Code Rot
- Handling the Unexpected
- Exceptions
- Using try and catch Blocks
- Writing Professional-Quality Code
- Summary
26 Appendix A: Binary and Hexadecimal 3 topics +
- Other Bases
- Around the Bases
- Hexadecimal
27 Appendix B: Using the MinGW C++ Compiler on Windows 3 topics +
- Downloading MinGW-w64
- Setting the Path Environment Variable
- Testing Your Installation
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