C++ Project 01 - Allocating | Referencecs | Filestream | Switch

General Rules for these projects:

The purpose of these c++ projects is to get introduced into OOP. We are allowed to use standard c++17.

• code must be coiled with c++ and the flags -Wall -Werror -Wextra.
• there must be a Makefile for each exercise.
• Class names and corresponding filenames must be written in UpperCamelCase format.
• The using namespace <ns_name> and friend keywords are forbidden.
• There must be no memory leaks.
• Classes must be designed in the Orthodox Canonical Form.
• There can be no function implementations in headerfiles.
• Headers must be able to be used independently from others.
• Use of STL in the Module 08 and 09 only->no containers / Algorithm header

🔶 ex00 BraiiiiiiinnnzzzZ

Objective: implement a Zombie class and a randomChump class

Usage:

cd ex00
make
./zombie

My thoughts:

• Easy introduction to the difference between a stack allocated and heap allocated object. Also the new and delete keyword used for the first time.

🔶 ex01 Moar brainz!

Ojective: implement a function that allocates N zombies and returns a pointer to the first.

Usage:

cd ex01
make
./horde

My thoughts:

• First Contact with the array operator [] and how to delete an arraray ;

🔶 ex02 HI THIS IS BRAIN

Ojective: Experience the difference between object, pointer and reference in c++

Usage:

cd ex02
make
./ptr

My thoughts:

• It took me a little bit to understand the concept of a reference, coming from c programming. i didnt get it fully why you would need it when you have pointers also. But now, some months later im very happy they exist, and use thm all the time.

🔶 ex03 Unnecessary violence

Ojective: Understanding private and public attributes, making getters and setters. Also deepening the usage of references vs pointers.

Usage:

cd ex03
make
./violence

My thoughts:

• Interesting first trial to test if i actually understood references.

🔶 ex04 Sed is for losers

Ojective: Write a program that will open the file and copies its content into a new file .replace, replacing every occurrence of s1 with s2.

Usage:

cd ex04
make
./sed

My thoughts:

• The first time working with file I/O operations in c++. They are quite different than in C. The fstreamobj is actually convenitent.

🔶 ex05 Harl 2.0

Ojective: The goal of this exercise is to use pointers to member functions.

Usage:

cd ex05
make
./harl

My thoughts:

• The syntax of function pointers is quite confusing but interesting, also i used a switch statement for the first time, since if/else conditions were forbidden.

🔶 ex06 Harl filter

Ojective:

Usage: Understanding the switch statement correctly.

cd ex06
make
./harlFilter

My thoughts:

• the leveling property of the switch statement is really cool, you can make some noce logic with this concept.