Topics Covered

Introduction

Course prerequisites and objectives

An Introduction To C++

History, Genealogy and Philosophy of C++

Non - OOP C++

Commenting, + I/O, Prototyping, Default Arguments, Function Overloading, Inline Functions, Achieving Call By Reference, Introducing "new", Introducing "delete"

Overview Of Object Technology

Objects, Messages, Classes, Steps To OOness

Forming Aggregate Data Types Using Classes

Setting Class Specifications, Member Functions

Information Hiding And Objects

Introducing "Private", Initialising, Constructors, Destructors

Composite Objects

Objects, Messages, Classes, Steps To OOnessComposing In C++, Initialising Components, Static Members, Static Member Function

Pointers And Objects

Pointers To Objects, A Special Pointer Called "this"

Dynamic Memory And Objects

Using "new", Using "delete", Default Assignment, Behaviour, Copy Constructor

Information Hiding Revisited

"friend" Function, "friend" Class

Operator Overloading

Operator Functions, Member Operator Functions

Inheritance

Creating A Derived Class

Dynamic Binding

Run - Time Polymorphism, Introducing "virtual"

Inheritance: More Detail

Protected, Pure Virtual Functions, Abstract Classes, Multiple Inheritance

Const

Const Values, Const Pointers, Const Object, Const Member Function

Templates

Function Templates, Class Templates

The Way Ahead

C++ Reading List, Object Oriented Reading List

Appendix

Exception Handling, Operator Precedence, Keyword