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methods

accessor methods,

147-148

GetAge( ), 153

GetWeight( ), 164

implementing, 151-152

Meow( ), 148, 153

SetAge( ), 153

Cat object, initializing,

156-157

Cat.cpp, 165

Cat.hpp, 164

catch blocks, 719, 729-732

catching exceptions,

728-732

Celsius, converting to

Fahrenheit, 106

cerr object, 598, 635

char arrays, 432-434

char variables, 43, 46

character encoding, 57

escape characters, 58-59

sizes, 56

character reference

parameters (get( )

method), 606

characters, 56-57

ASCII character sets, 46

character strings,

parsing, 423-425

encoding, 57

escape characters, 58-59

fill characters, 616-617

null, 432, 601

sizes, 56

cin object, 598-600

input

extraction operator,

603-604

multiple input,

601-603

strings, 600-601

methods

get( ), 604-608

getline( ), 608-610

ignore( ), 610-611

peek( ), 611-612

putback( ), 611-612

class keyword, 141,

149-151, 662

class, responsibility, and

collaboration cards.

SeeCRC cards

classes, 150. See also

specific class names

abstract, 486

array classes, 444-445,

663

base classes, 372

compared to objects, 142

compared to structures,

171

contained classes, 537

accessing members of,

545

compared to

delegation, 553-561

constructors, 546-549

costs, 546-549

Employee class,

542-544

filtering access to, 545

implementing,

552-553

passing by value,

549-552

String class, 538-542

data members, 140

accessing, 143-146

other classes as,

166-171

private, 144-145, 172,

376-377

protected, 376-377

public, 144-146

declaring, 141, 159-163,

374-376, 783

defined, 140

derived classes, 372-376,

473, 476-477

friend classes, 571-572

declaring, 580

sample program

listing, 572-579

usage tips, 579

inheritance

casting down,

453-455, 487

limitations, 449-452

percolating shared

functions, 452

invariants, 764-769

methods, 140

constants, 158-159

default values, 292-294

defining, 143-144

implementing, 151-154

inline, 163-166

overloading, 289-294

public accessor

methods, 147-148

mixins, 473

naming conventions,

141-142

object-oriented design,

350

CRC cards, 354-357

data manipulation, 353

device protocols, 354

dynamic model,

363-366

preliminary classes,

351-352

relationships, 358-363

static model, 354

transformations,

352-353

views, 353

polymorphism, 11

resolving by name,

638-642

security, 148-149

shared base classes,

464-468

subclasses, 166-171

writing to files, 629-631

clearing bits, 774-775

clients, 159

clog object, 598, 635

code

code rot, 746

code space, 130

compiling, 15

reusing, 10-11

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