Week 5 - February 5
  
Due Today
Preparation for Class
 | In this class we will review all that we have covered in the design and
creation of object-based programs, adding the additional facility of
operator overloading. |
| If you have specific questions about the features of classes covered in
chapters 6 through 8, this will be the time to bring them up, since the
midterm is next week. |
| As you read chapter 8, think about what kinds of objects you might design
which would make use of operator overloading and what kinds of objects would
probably not use this feature. |
Topics Covered in this Class
| Some Technical Issues (Based on assignments)
 | What is a char, and what does converting it do |
| Accessing members via pointers and references |
| When can you access a private function |
| Sizeof applied to an object of a class - where is the code? |
| When are constructors and destructors called? |
| Arrays of objects, arrays of pointers to objects |
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| Object Design
| Identify the objects |
| Behavior and attributes |
| Object diagrams |
| Class diagrams |
| Public Functions |
| Should any data be public? Alternative views. |
| Implementation issues |
| Case Study - TicTacToe |
| Case Study - Elevator Simulation (time allowing) |
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| More Technical Stuff Related to Object Implementation (Ch. 7)
| Applying const to objects and member functions |
| When to use friend functions and classes |
| Use of static data members and functions |
| The this pointer |
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Assignments
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