Advanced C++ Features and Data Structures

Packt organizes this continuation around reusable language features and containers. File input and output lead into inheritance, templates and the Standard Template Library, followed by data structures. The approximately twelve-hour outline suits learners ready to combine several C++ concepts in one program.

What you will learn

• Read and write structured information through files.
• Apply inheritance and polymorphism where a shared interface is useful.
• Use templates and standard containers to organize data.

Who this suits

Learners with solid C++ fundamentals, including functions, classes and control flow.

Before you enroll

These foundations are explicit prerequisites. Inspect ownership and error handling in your implementations instead of assuming that a container alone makes an algorithm safe.

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Put it into practice

Implement a file-backed collection twice: once with a standard container and once with a simple custom structure. Compare correctness, edge cases and maintenance effort.

Source and review

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