Programming C++ Tutorial

Programmer-Defined Functions
Creating Programmer-Defined Functions
Details of Function prototypes, definition and the calling statement
Scope & Lifetime issues; Passing data with functions
Passing Variables by Value and by Reference
Functions that Return Values
Debugging Demo

Creating Output (formatting and creating files)
Stream Manipulators (formatting output)
The Output File Stream: Accessing the Output File
Demo Program (Demo 12) to Illustrate
Debugging Demo

Using the if Statement
Syntax of a Conditional Statement
Relational Operators
Executing if Logic (one statement vs. block)
Assignment Operator vs. Equality Operator
Logical Operators (symbols for: and, or, not)

Other Functions; Nested if Statements
Converting to Upper/Lower Case
Comparing Strings (strcmp and stricmp functions)
The Strlen Function
Nested if Statement Structure
Demo of Complete Program

Looping
Overview of the Looping Structures
Demo of the While Loop
Demo of the Do-While Loop
Demo of the For Loop
Counters and Accumulators in Loops
Demo of Complete Program
Increment/Decrement Operator (what does "C++" mean?)*