Return to C++ and C Courses page
Copyright © 2009 - 2024, Anderson Software Group, Inc.

Section 1 - Resource Management with Boost

• RAII Model
  • std::auto_ptr is Not Enough
• Smart Pointers
  • Scoped Pointers
  • Shared Pointers
  • Intrusive Pointers
  • Weak Pointers

Section 2 - General Boost Libraries

• Conversion Library
  • Polymorphic Casts
  • Polymorphic Downcasts
  • Numeric Casts
  • Lexical Casts
•  Utility Library
  • Static Assertions
  • Checked Deletions
  • Noncopyable Semantics
  • Addressing Objects
  • Controlling Overloads, Specializations
• Operator Library
  • Comparison Operators
  • Arithmetic Operators
  • Iterator Operators
• RegEx Library
  • Regular Expressions with C++
  • Validating Input
  • Searching and Replacing
  • Iterators

Section 3 - Boost Containers

• Any Library
  • Arbitrary Type Storage and Retrieval
  • Storing Heterogeneous Types
  • Predicates and Extractors
• Variant Library
  • Variant Types
  • Variant Type Storage and Retrieval
  • Variant Visitations
• Tuple Library
  • Returning Multiple Values from Functions
  • Grouping Related Types

Section 4 - Boost Bind Library

• Using boost::bind()
  • Placeholders and Arguments
  • Binding Function Calls as Data
  • Calling Member Functions
• Binding Mechanisms
  • Binding to Member Variables
  • Binding to Virtual Functions
• Design Approaches
  • Functional Composition
  • Value and Pointer Semantics

Section 5 - Boost Lambda Library

• What are Lambda Expressions?
• Design Approaches
  • Adding New Placeholders
  • boost::bind() with Lambda Expressions
  • Writing Predicates
• Working with Lambda Expressions
  • Lambda Control Structures
  • Lambda Casting Operators
  • Creating and Destroying Objects
  • Throwing and Catching Exceptions

Section 6 - Boost Function Library

• Using boost::function<>
  • Function Library Members
  • Storing Function Objects
•  Callbacks
  • Free Function Callbacks
  • Class Member Function Callbacks
  • Stateful Function Objects
• Design Approaches
  • Use with boost::bind()
  • Use with Lambda Expressions
  • Use with boost::thread

Appendix 

• Boost Signal Library