XML, Tree Structures, and DOM
Review Questions
| 1. |
If there is a syntax error in your XML file, how do you determine the cause and location? |
| 2. |
SAX is an event-driven parser. What kinds of events does it respond to? |
| 3. |
Qt (as well as other language frameworks) offers two XML parser APIs, one is SAX and the other is DOM. Compare and contrast them. Why would you use one rather than the other? |
| 4. |
If you have a QDomNode and it is actually "pointing" to a QDomElement, how do you get a reference to the QDomElement? |
| 5. |
Explain how DomWalker is an application of the Visitor pattern. |
Part I: Introduction to C++ and Qt 4
C++ Introduction
- C++ Introduction
- Overview of C++
- A Brief History of C++
- Setup: Open-Source Platforms
- Setup: Win32
- C++ First Example
- Input and Output
- Identifiers, Types, and Literals
- C++ Simple Types
- C++ Standard Library Strings
- Streams
- The Keyword const
- Pointers and Memory Access
- const* and *const
- Reference Variables
- Points of Departure
- Review Questions
Classes
- Classes
- Structs
- Class Definitions
- Member Access Specifiers
- Encapsulation
- Introduction to UML
- Friends of a Class
- Constructors
- Subobjects
- Destructors
- The Keyword static
- Copy Constructors and Assignment Operators
- Conversions
- const Member Functions
- Review Questions
Introduction to Qt
- Introduction to Qt
- Example Project: Using QApplication and QLabel
- Makefile, qmake, and Project Files
- Getting Help Online
- Style Guidelines and Naming Conventions
- The Qt Core Module
- Streams and Dates
- Points of Departure
- Review Questions
Lists
Functions
- Functions
- Function Declarations
- Overloading Functions
- Optional Arguments
- Operator Overloading
- Parameter Passing by Value
- Parameter Passing by Reference
- References to const
- Function Return Values
- Returning References from Functions
- Overloading on const-ness
- Inline Functions
- Inlining versus Macro Expansion
- Review Questions
Inheritance and Polymorphism
- Inheritance and Polymorphism
- Simple Derivation
- Derivation with Polymorphism
- Derivation from an Abstract Base Class
- Inheritance Design
- Overloading, Hiding, and Overriding
- Constructors, Destructors, and Copy Assignment Operators
- Processing Command-Line Arguments
- Points of Departure
- Review Questions
Part II: Higher-Level Programming
Libraries
- Libraries
- Code Containers
- Reusing Other Libraries
- Organizing Libraries: Dependency Management
- Installing Libraries: A Lab Exercise
- Frameworks and Components
- Review Questions
Introduction to Design Patterns
QObject
- QObject
- QObjects Child Managment
- Composite Pattern: Parents and Children
- QApplication and the Event Loop
- Q_OBJECT and moc: A Checklist
- Values and Objects
- tr() and Internationalization
- Point of Departure
- Review Questions
Generics and Containers
- Generics and Containers
- Generics and Templates
- Containers
- Managed Containers, Composites, and Aggregates
- Implicitly Shared Classes
- Generics, Algorithms, and Operators
- Serializer Pattern
- Sorted Map Example
- Review Questions
Qt GUI Widgets
- Qt GUI Widgets
- Widget Categories
- QMainWindow and QSettings
- Dialogs
- Images and Resources
- Layout of Widgets
- QActions, QMenus, and QMenuBars
- QActions, QToolbars, and QActionGroups
- Regions and QDockWidgets
- Views of a QStringList
- Points of Departure
- Review Questions
Concurrency
- Concurrency
- QProcess and Process Control
- Threads and QThread
- Summary: QProcess and QThread
- Review Questions
Validation and Regular Expressions
- Validation and Regular Expressions
- Validators
- Regular Expressions
- Regular Expression Validation
- Review Questions
Parsing XML
- Parsing XML
- The Qt XML Module
- Event-Driven Parsing
- XML, Tree Structures, and DOM
- Review Questions
Meta Objects, Properties, and Reflective Programming
- Meta Objects, Properties, and Reflective Programming
- Anti-patterns
- QMetaObject: The MetaObject Pattern
- Type Identification and qobject_cast
- Q_PROPERTY Macro: Describing QObject Properties
- QVariant Class: Accessing Properties
- DataObject: An Extension of QObject
- Property Containers: PropsMap
- Review Questions
More Design Patterns
- More Design Patterns
- Creational Patterns
- Serializer Pattern Revisited
- The Façade Pattern
- Points of Departure
- Review Questions
Models and Views
- Models and Views
- M-V-C: What about the Controller?
- Dynamic Form Models
- Qt 4 Models and Views
- Table Models
- Tree Models
- Review Questions
Qt SQL Classes
Part III: C++ Language Reference
Types and Expressions
- Types and Expressions
- Operators
- Evaluation of Logical Expressions
- Enumerations
- Signed and Unsigned Integral Types
- Standard Expression Conversions
- Explicit Conversions
- Safer Typecasting Using ANSI C++ Typecasts
- Run-Time Type Identification (RTTI)
- Member Selection Operators
- Point of Departure
- Review Questions
Scope and Storage Class
- Scope and Storage Class
- Declarations and Definitions
- Identifier Scope
- Storage Class
- Namespaces
- Review Questions
Statements and Control Structures
Memory Access
- Memory Access
- Pointer Pathology
- Further Pointer Pathology with Heap Memory
- Memory Access Summary
- Introduction to Arrays
- Pointer Arithmetic
- Arrays, Functions, and Return Values
- Different Kinds of Arrays
- Valid Pointer Operations
- What Happens If new Fails?
Chapter Summary
Inheritance in Detail
- Inheritance in Detail
- Virtual Pointers and Virtual Tables
- Polymorphism and virtual Destructors
- Multiple Inheritance
- Point of Departure
- public, protected, and private Derivation
- Review Questions
Miscellaneous Topics
Part IV: Programming Assignments
MP3 Jukebox Assignments
- MP3 Jukebox Assignments
- Data Model: Mp3File
- Visitor: Generating Playlists
- Preference: An Enumerated Type
- Reusing id3lib
- PlayListModel Serialization
- Testing Mp3File Related Classes
- Simple Queries and Filters
- Mp3PlayerView
- Models and Views: PlayList
- Source Selector
- Persistent Settings
- Edit Form View for FileTagger
- Points of Departure
Part V: Appendices
MP3 Jukebox Assignments
- MP3 Jukebox Assignments
- Appendix A. C++ Reserved Keywords
- Appendix B. Standard Headers
- Appendix C. The Development Environment
- Section C.1. The Preprocessor: For #including Files
- Section C.2. Understanding the Linker
- Section C.3. Debugging
- Section C.4. Qt Assistant and Designer
- Section C.5. Open-Source IDEs and Development Tools
Bibliography
MP3 Jukebox Assignments
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Pages: 268
