For
existing
C programmers
who wish
to program
Windows
applications
in C++
using
Visual
C++. Developers
who already
know C++
will find
our course
'Programming
Microsoft
Windows
using
Microsoft
Visual
C++ and
MFC' more
appropriate.
Who
Should
Attend?
This
course
is suitable
for developers
who wish
to create
applications
that exploit
the benefits
of object-oriented
techniques
using
Visual
C++ and
the Microsoft
Foundation
Class
Libraries
(MFC).
As well
as covering
the workings
of Windows
and the
use of
C++, good
object-oriented
design
considerations
are emphasised.
The course
is highly
practical
and is
intended
to provide
useful
application
code at
the end
of the
course.
Prerequisites
Students
should
already
be familiar
with the
C language.
Course
Content
The
C++
Language -
General
improvements
to
the
C
Language,
such
as:
-
References
-
Default
arguments
-
Function
overloading
-
Namespaces
as
an
aid
to
modularity
The
Free
Store -
New
and
delete
operators
-
Improving
and
replacing
C's
malloc
and
related
functions
Classes -
Support
of
classes
and
objects
-
The
concept
of
object
orientation
and
its
implementation
in
C++
Encapsulation -
Combining
data
and
the
functions
which
use
it
into
a
single
entity
-
Member
Access
-
Private
-
Public
-
Protected
-
Using
constructors
and
destructors
for
initialization
and
cleanup
-
Design
guidelines
Inheritance -
Modification
and
exploitation
of
existing
functionality
to
produce
the
required
solution
-
Deriving
new
classes
from
existing
classes
-
Adding
additional
features
-
Overriding
existing
functions
to
enhance
or
replace
them
Polymorphism -
Polymorphism
-
Implementation
in
C++
by
providing
'virtual'
functions
Operator
Overloading -
Defining
the
behaviour
of
standard
operators
such
as
'+'
when
used
with
new
classes
and
their
importance
as
an
aid
to
the
usability
of
classes
-
Copy
constructors
-
Type
conversion
The
Microsoft
Foundation
Classes -
The
Visual
C++
development
environment
and
its
wizardry
-
The
MFC
class
library
and
its
document/view
architecture
Messages
&
Message
Maps -
Message
handling
in
MFC
applications
-
Menus
-
Dialogs
-
Toolbars
-
Class
Wizard
-
The
MFC
class
hierarchy
in
more
detail
Other
MFC
Features -
MFC
features
not
directly
related
to
Windows
such
as
collection
classes
and
serialization.
Scrolling
&
Splitting -
Document/View
architecture
-
Multiple
document
types
and
views
-
Scrolling
and
splitter
windows
Dialogs -
Dialog
classes
and
architecture
-
Data
exchange
and
validation
techniques
provided
by
MFC
and
the
Class
Wizard
-
The
use
of
standard
Windows
controls
and
custom
controls
Graphics,
Text
&
Printing -
Graphical
Device
Interface
(GDI)
-
Class
wrappers
and
member
functions
-
Text
font
selection
and
use
-
Device
independent
printing
Dynamic
Linking -
Using
and
Writing
Dynamic
Link
Libraries
-
Initialization
and
termination
-
Thread
Local
Storage
Introduction
to
ActiveX
&
COM -
The
Terminology
-
OLE,
ActiveX,
Automation,
COM
and
DCOM
-
Creating
clients
and
servers
using
MFC
