CMPT 212 Object-Oriented Applications Design in C++ Fall 1997

Review for Final Exam (material since the midterm)

• static members

• modelling object composition

• modelling object membership

• inheritance in C++
  • differences between the base class and the derived class

• static object polymorphism

• slicing

• dynamic object polymorphism
  • virtual functions

• abstract base classes
  • pure virtual functions

• multiple inheritance

• lifecycle of an object (5 stages)

• protected members

• public, private, protected inheritance

• event-driven paradigm
  • polling vs. callbacks

• MS-Windows programming
  • the message loop
  • outputting text
  • the WM_PAINT message
  • message boxes
    • how to use them
  • resource files
  • menus
    • how to define them
    • how to respond to messages from them
  • dialog boxes
    • modal vs. modeless
    • controls
    • how to define them
    • how to create them in a program
    • how to respond to messages from them

• model/view/controller architecture

• exceptions
  • benefits of using exceptions
  • exceptions in C++: try, throw, catch

• fucntion templates
  • defining them
  • using them

• class templates
  • defining them
  • using them

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