Patterns, Models, and Application Development: A C++ Programmer’s Reference

Introduction About This Book Technical Level Target Audience About Coding and Programming Scope and Application Project Engineering Topics Object-Oriented Topics Topics in Programming Mechanics Part I - Project Engineering Chapter 1. Fundamentals of Systems Engineering Introduction Software Characteristics Principles of Software Engineering Software Engineering Paradigms Concurrent Documentation Chapter 2. System Description and Specification System Analysis Phase The Feasibility Study Requirements Analysis and Specification Tools for Process and Data Modeling Part II - Object Orientation Chapter 3. Foundations of Object-Oriented Systems History and Chronology Object-Oriented Fundamentals Classes and Objects A Notation for Classes and Objects Example Classification When to Use Object Orientation Chapter 4. Object-Oriented Analysis Elements of Object-Oriented Analysis Class and Object Decomposition Finding Classes and Objects Testing Object Validity Subsystems Attributes Methods or Services Instance Connections Message Connections Final Documentation Chapter 5. Object-Oriented Design Elements of System Design Hardware and Operating System User Interface Design The Software Development Environment Naming Conventions Modularization Critical Data Elements Critical Processing Elements Refinement of Classes and Objects Language-specific Concerns Error and Exception Handling Documentation Conventions Part III - C++ Programming Mechanics Chapter 6. Indirection Indirection in C++ Indirect Addressing Pointer Variables Pointers to Arrays Pointers to Structures Pointer Arithmetic Pointers to Void Reference Variables Dynamic Memory Allocation in C++ Pointers to Functions Compounding Indirection Chapter 7. C++ Object-Oriented Constructs Implementation Issues The Fundamental Notions Classes Overloading Functions and Operators C++ Implementation of Inheritance Friend Classes and Functions Objects Run-Time Polymorphism Templates Chapter 8. Reusability Reusability Modes Reusing Code Mechanisms for Code Reuse Design Reuse Chapter 9. Static Inheritance Constructs Inheritance in Object Orientation Inheritance Revisited Fundamental Constructs Applied Inheritance Chapter 10. Dynamic Binding Constructs Dynamic Binding Revisited Modeling Dynamic Binding Applying Inheritance Chapter 11. Object Composition Constructs Fundamental Notions Aggregation Constructs Acquaintance Constructs Preserving Encapsulation Combining Inheritance and Composition Dynamic Object Allocation Chapter 12. Class Patterns and Templates Introduction to Design Patterns A Pattern is Born Unifying Dissimilar Interfaces Aggregated Class Hierarchies Object Chaining String Handling Class Template Combining Functionalities An Object-classifier Template Composing Mixed Objects Recursive Composition Object Factories Chapter 13. Multifile Programs Partitioning a Program Multifile Support in C++ Multilanguage Programming Mixing Low- and High-Level Languages Sample Interface Programs Bibliography Index

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