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C Programming

5 days hands-on £1,499+VAT (€2,499+VAT)

No scheduled date

Outline

Data Types & Operators

• Constants
• Variable names
• Data types & sizes
• Declarations
• Operators & expressions

Control Flow

• Statements & blocks
• Decision statements
• Loops
• 'Break' & 'Continue' statements

Functions & variables

• Declaring functions
• Using functions
• Scope and lifetime of variables
• Initialisation

Arrays & structures

• Declaring & accessing arrays
• Passing arrays to functions
• Multi-dimensional arrays
• Declaring & accessing structures

Pointers

• Pointers & addresses
• Pointers to structures
• Pointers as function arguments
• Pointers & arrays
• Address arithmetic
• Pointers to pointers
• Command-line arguments
• Dynamic memory allocation
• Function pointers
• Pointers vs. multi-dimensional arrays

I/O

• Formatted output
• Formatted input
• File handling
• Error handling

Program Structure

• Using multiple source files
• Scope & visibility
• Typedefs
• Complex declarations
• Linking

The C Pre-processor

• Declaring constants
• Using header files
• Conditional compilation
• Declaring & using macros

Low-level operations

• Type conversion
• Bitwise operations
• Bit fields
• Declaring & accessing unions
• Variable-length argument lists

Overview

C is the most portable programming language available. C programs utilising standard library functions can be compiled and run on Unix, Windows, Linux and many other platforms.

C is not object-oriented, but it combines the features of modern, high-level structured languages with a small size and the flexibility of low-level access that usually requires assembly-language programming.

This course covers all the features of ANSI C and much of the standard library. Participants acquire hands-on experience of the language by working through a wide selection of exercises.

Objectives

On successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Write, compile and execute ANSI C programs
• Apply C's high-level structured programming features
• Use arrays, pointers, structures and unions
• Use dynamic memory allocation and other low-level techniques
• Access platform-provided services via the standard library

Audience

This course is aimed primarily at applications programmers and system programmers and engineers who are interested in C program development. Analysts and managers will also find it useful.

Prerequisites

No prior knowledge is assumed on this course. It is suitable for beginners and experienced programmers alike.