Inside the Object Model
The Sensible Use of C++

This book teaches object-oriented analysis and design from first principles and clearly explains C++ mechanisms that implement object-oriented concepts.

David M. Papurt (Author)

9780132073660, SIGS

Paperback, published 13 December 1997

546 pages
22.3 x 17.7 x 2.4 cm, 0.84 kg

'If you're learning C++ and can buy only two books to help you along, this should be one of them.' PC Techniques

Inside the Object Model serves two key functions: it teaches object-oriented analysis and design from first principles and clearly explains C++ mechanisms that implement object-oriented concepts. Drawing on nearly ten years of programming and teaching experience, Papurt thoroughly describes the relationship between the basic principles and concerns of object modeling and the C++ programming language. Each chapter uses independent examples to illustrate key concepts described in the text and features helpful icons that clearly identify important ideas and dangerous pitfalls. With over 100 figures, hundreds of working code examples, and comparisons of coding techniques, this book rewards the reader with a complete understanding of both C++ and the object model. Professional software analysts, designers, programmers, and advanced computer science students will benefit from reading this book.

1. Introduction
2. Program structure
3. The C language subset
4. Type, abstract data type, and class
5. Attributes, simple associations, and composition
6. Immutability and new built-in types
7. Object persistence and the object life cycle
8. Information access control
9. Expression evaluation and operator overloading
10. Type mismatch resolution
11. Representation invariant and copy semantics
12. Advanced associations and pointer-based implementation
13. Generalization and inheritance
14. Polymorphism and real-time binding
15. Metatype, parameterized type, and templates
16. Exception handling.

Subject Areas: Programming & scripting languages: general [UMX], Object-oriented programming [OOP UMN]