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C++ Programming: Classes and Data Abstraction

Audience

Students with a knowledge of structured programming techniques

Prerequisites

Some experience of C or another structured programming language

Course Aim

To provide students with the skills required to create and instantiate classes

Learning Objectives

Outline the elements of a class. Describe how class members can be accessed. Define and instantiate a class. Explain the use of inheritance in C++.

Topics Covered

Introduction to classes - Encapsulation and data hiding - Defining a class - Member functions Controlling access to class members - Public, private, and protected - Scoping rules - Static and nonstatic members - Friend classes and functions - The const keyword Implementing a simple class - Implementing a time object - Hands-on: Coding a simple object - Constructors and destructors - Hands-on: Using constructors and destructors Derived classes - Inheritance and derived classes - Single inheritance v. multiple inheritance - Multiple inheritance considerations