C++ Syllabus

• What is C++?
• Why C++?
• C and C++
• Exception Handling
• Inheritance
• Object Oriented Programming
• Standard Template Library

Types and declarations

• Types
• Booleans
• Integer Types
• Floating-Point Types
• Sizes
• Void
• Enumerations
• Declarations

Pointers, Arrays and Structures

• Pointers
• Arrays
• Pointers into Arrays
• Constants
• References
• Pointers to void
• Structures

Expressions and Statements

• A Deck Calculator
• Operator Summary
• Statement Summary
• Comments and Indentation

Functions

• Function Declarations
• Argument Passing
• Value Return
• Overloaded Function Names
• Default Arguments
• Pointer to Function
• Macros

Namespaces and Exceptions

• Namespaces
• Exception

Source Files and Programs

• Separate Compilation
• Linkage
• Using Header Files
• Programs

Classes

• Classes
• Access Control
• Constructors
• Member functions
• Static members
• Destructors
• Memory allocation
• Member initialization

Operator overloading

• Introduction
• Operator Functions
• A Complete Number Type
• Conversion Operators
• Friends
• Large Objects
• Essential Operators
• Subscripting
• Functions Calls
• Dereferencing
• Increment and Decrement
• A String Class

Derived class

• Introduction
• Derived Classes
• Abstract Classes
• Design of Class Hierarchies
• Class Hierarchies and Abstract Classes