From C to C++
Header files • Function overloading • Operator overloading • Pass-by-reference • const reference • Default arguments • I/O streams • Namespaces • Stream manipulators • Stream operator overloading • Standard string class • Stringstreams • Static, automatic, and dynamic storage • new and delete • attributes
Classes and Objects
Learn the principles of object-based design • Classes and objects • Inline members versus separate compilation • Public and private class members • Member functions • Scope resolution
Special Member Functions
Constructors • Destructors • Copy constructors • Initialization versus assignment • Pointers versus objects • The assignment operator • this • Constant objects and members
Vectors
Learn to make the most of the built-in standard classes • The C++ standard library • Vectors versus arrays • Common vector operations • Iterators
Subobjects
Class relationships • Subobjects versus pointers • Initializing members • Initializing const members
Inheritance
Learn to exploit the power of object-oriented programming • Derived classes • Inheritance • Protected members • Up- and down-casting
Virtual Functions
Delve deeper into object-oriented programming techniques • Overriding methods • Virtual functions • Polymorphism • Identifying types at run-time • Examples from SystemC • Abstract base classes
Templates and Conversions
Advanced C++ features used in the SystemC class libraries • Function templates • Class templates • Examples from SystemC • Implicit conversions • User-defined conversions
Extra Features
Friends • Static members • Order of initialization • Multiple inheritance • Exceptions
