C Programming

Course Title: C Programming

Course#: CP01I

Duration: 5 days

Description:

Students will develop the ability to design and write programs in the C programming language.

Topics:

An Overview of C

• The First Program (hello.c)
• How to Compile and Run a C Program
• An Arithmetic Program (roof.c)
• Execution Flow Control (mph.c)
• The for Loop
• The for Loop - Diagram
• Character I/O
• A File Copier Program (cp2.c)
• A Character Counter (wc2.c)
• A Look at Arrays
• Stock Values (stock1.c)
• The char Data Type
• Strings (Character Arrays)
• A String Copy Program (stringcp.c)
• A Look at Functions
• A Functional Program (func1.c)
• A Review of printf()

Data Types and Variables

• Fundamental Data Types
• Data Type Values and Sizes
• Variable Declarations
• Variable Names
• Constants
• Character Constants
• String Constants

Operators and Expressions

• What are Expressions?
• Arithmetic Operators
• Relational Operators
• Assignment Operator
• Expressions Have Resulting Values
• True and False
• Logical Operators
• Increment and Decrement Operators (++ and --)
• Increment and Decrement Operators: Examples
• 'Operate-Assign' Operators (+=, *=, ...)
• Conditional Expression
• Operator Precedence
• Precedence and Order of Evaluation
• Evaluation of Logical Operators
• Type Conversions
• The Cast Operator
• Bitwise Logical Operators

Control Flow

• Statements
• if - else
• if() - else if()
• switch()
• while()
• do - while()
• for()
• The for Loop - Diagram
• Example: for() Loop
• Another Example: for() Loop
• The break Statement
• The continue Statement

Functions

• What is a Function?
• Example: findbig3()
• Why Use Functions?
• Anatomy of a Function
• Example: find_big_int()
• Arguments Passed by Value
• Addresses of Arguments Can Be Passed
• A Picture of Addresses and Values
• When to Use the Return Statement
• Returning Non-Integer Values
• Functions in Multiple Source Files
• A Simple make File
• The Concept of Variable Scope
• Automatic Variables
• Global (External) Variables
• Static Variables
• External Static Variables

The C Preprocessor

• Symbolic Constants
• Macro Substitution
• File Inclusion

Pointers and Arrays

• What is a Pointer?
• Pointer Operators
• Example: Pointers
• Why Use Pointers?
• Arrays
• Arrays (a Picture)
• The & Operator
• Pointers and Arrays
• Pointer Arithmetic
• Pointer Arithmetic (a Picture)
• Arrays and Pointers
• Array Names are Constant Pointers
• Passing Arrays to Functions
• Initializing Arrays

Advanced Pointers

• Pointer Initialization
• Command-Line Arguments
• Strings and Character Pointers
• Arrays of Pointers
• Command-Line Arguments
• Access Through Pointers
• Functions and Pointers
• Example: Functions and Pointers

Structures

• Structures
• Comparison of Structures and Arrays
• Structure Definitions
• Structure Declarations
• Structure Parameter Passing by Reference
• Pointers to Structures
• Structure Parameter Passing Again
• Arrays of Structures
• The malloc Routine

Appendix - File I/O in C

• File Streams
• Predefined Streams
• The fprintf Function
• The fscanf Function
• fscanf() Examples
• The fputs and fgets Functions
• The fwrite and fread Functions
• System I/O

Audience: Programmers new to the ANSI C language.

Prerequisites: Programming skill in a language such as Pascal, COBOL, BASIC, or assembler.