I've just completed my second OOP class, and both my first and second classes were taught in C#, but for the rest of my programming classes, we will be working in C++. Specifically, we will be using the visual C++ compliler. The problem is, we are required to learn the basics of C++ ourself, with no transition from our professor. So, I was wondering if any of you know of some good resources I could go to to learn about C++, coming from a c# background?
I ask this because I've noticed many diffferences between C# and C++, such as declaring your main method int, and returning a 0, and that your main method is not always contained in a class. Also, I've noticed that all of your classes have to be written before your main method, I heard that this is because VC++ complies from the top down?
Anyway, do you know of some good references?
Thanks! (Also, is there somewhere out there where I can compare simple programs I've written in C#, to see what they would look like in C++, such as the one I wrote that is below)?
using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Text; // for stringbuilder
class Driver
{
const int ARRAY_SIZE = 10;
static void Main()
{
PrintStudentHeader(); // displays my student information header
Console.WriteLine("FluffShuffle Electronics Payroll Calculator\n");
Console.WriteLine("Please enter the path to the file, either relative to your current location, or the whole file path\n");
int i = 0;
Console.Write("Please enter the path to the file: ");
string filePath = Console.ReadLine();
StreamReader employeeDataReader = new StreamReader(filePath);
Employee[] employeeInfo = new Employee[ARRAY_SIZE];
Employee worker;
while ((worker = Employee.ReadFromFile(employeeDataReader)) != null)
{
employeeInfo[i] = worker;
i++;
}
for (int j = 0; j < i; j++)
{
employeeInfo[j].Print(j);
}
Console.ReadLine();
}//End Main()
class Employee
{
const int TIME_AND_A_HALF_MARKER = 40;
const double FEDERAL_INCOME_TAX_PERCENTAGE = .20;
const double STATE_INCOME_TAX_PERCENTAGE = .075;
const double TIME_AND_A_HALF_PREMIUM = 0.5;
private int employeeNumber;
private string employeeName;
private string employeeStreetAddress;
private double employeeHourlyWage;
private int employeeHoursWorked;
private double federalTaxDeduction;
private double stateTaxDeduction;
private double grossPay;
private double netPay;
// -------------- Constructors ----------------
public Employee() : this(0, "", "", 0.0, 0) { }
public Employee(int a, string b, string c, double d, int e)
{
employeeNumber = a;
employeeName = b;
employeeStreetAddress = c;
employeeHourlyWage = d;
employeeHoursWorked = e;
grossPay = employeeHourlyWage * employeeHoursWorked;
if (employeeHoursWorked > TIME_AND_A_HALF_MARKER)
grossPay += (((employeeHoursWorked - TIME_AND_A_HALF_MARKER) * employeeHourlyWage) * TIME_AND_A_HALF_PREMIUM);
stateTaxDeduction = grossPay * STATE_INCOME_TAX_PERCENTAGE;
federalTaxDeduction = grossPay * FEDERAL_INCOME_TAX_PERCENTAGE;
}
// --------------- Setters -----------------
/// <summary>
/// The SetEmployeeNumber method
/// sets the employee number to the given integer param
/// </summary>
/// <param name="n">an integer</param>
public void SetEmployeeNumber(int n)
{
employeeNumber = n;
}
/// <summary>
/// The SetEmployeeName method
/// sets the employee name to the given string param
/// </summary>
/// <param name="s">a string</param>
public void SetEmployeeName(string s)
{
employeeName = s;
}
/// <summary>
/// The SetEmployeeStreetAddress method
/// sets the employee street address to the given param string
/// </summary>
/// <param name="s">a string</param>
public void SetEmployeeStreetAddress(string s)
{
employeeStreetAddress = s;
}
/// <summary>
/// The SetEmployeeHourlyWage method
/// sets the employee hourly wage to the given double param
/// </summary>
/// <param name="d">a double value</param>
public void SetEmployeeHourlyWage(double d)
{
employeeHourlyWage = d;
}
/// <summary>
/// The SetEmployeeHoursWorked method
/// sets the employee hours worked to a given int param
/// </summary>
/// <param name="n">an integer</param>
public void SetEmployeeHoursWorked(int n)
{
employeeHoursWorked = n;
}
// -------------- Getters --------------
/// <summary>
/// The GetEmployeeNumber method
/// gets the employee number of the currnt employee object
/// </summary>
/// <returns>the int value, employeeNumber</returns>
public int GetEmployeeNumber()
{
return employeeNumber;
}
/// <summary>
/// The GetEmployeeName method
/// gets the name of the current employee object
/// </summary>
/// <returns>the string, employeeName</returns>
public string GetEmployeeName()
{
return employeeName;
}
/// <summary>
/// The GetEmployeeStreetAddress method
/// gets the street address of the current employee object
/// </summary>
/// <returns>employeeStreetAddress, a string</returns>
public string GetEmployeeStreetAddress()
{
return employeeStreetAddress;
}
/// <summary>
/// The GetEmployeeHourlyWage method
/// gets the value of the hourly wage for the current employee object
/// </summary>
/// <returns>employeeHourlyWage, a double</returns>
public double GetEmployeeHourlyWage()
{
return employeeHourlyWage;
}
/// <summary>
/// The GetEmployeeHoursWorked method
/// gets the hours worked for the week of the current employee object
/// </summary>
/// <returns>employeeHoursWorked, as an int</returns>
public int GetEmployeeHoursWorked()
{
return employeeHoursWorked;
}
// End --- Getter/Setter methods
/// <summary>
/// The CalcSalary method
/// calculates the net pay of the current employee object
/// </summary>
/// <returns>netPay, a double</returns>
private double CalcSalary()
{
netPay = grossPay - stateTaxDeduction - federalTaxDeduction;
return netPay;
}
/// <summary>
/// The ReadFromFile method
/// reads in the data from a file using a given a streamreader object
/// </summary>
/// <param name="r">a streamreader object</param>
/// <returns>an Employee object</returns>
public static Employee ReadFromFile(StreamReader r)
{
string line = r.ReadLine();
if (line == null)
return null;
int empNumber = int.Parse(line);
string empName = r.ReadLine();
string empAddress = r.ReadLine();
string[] splitWageHour = r.ReadLine().Split();
double empWage = double.Parse(splitWageHour[0]);
int empHours = int.Parse(splitWageHour[1]);
return new Employee(empNumber, empName, empAddress, empWage, empHours);
}
/// <summary>
/// The Print method
/// prints out all of the information for the current employee object, uses string formatting
/// </summary>
/// <param name="checkNum">The number of the FluffShuffle check</param>
public void Print(int checkNum)
{
string formatStr = "| {0,-45}|";
Console.WriteLine("\n\n+----------------------------------------------+");
Console.WriteLine(formatStr, "FluffShuffle Electronics");
Console.WriteLine(formatStr, string.Format("Check Number: 231{0}", checkNum));
Console.WriteLine(formatStr, string.Format("Pay To The Order Of: {0}", employeeName));
Console.WriteLine(formatStr, employeeStreetAddress);
Console.WriteLine(formatStr, string.Format("In The Amount of {0:c2}", CalcSalary()));
Console.WriteLine("+----------------------------------------------+");
Console.Write(this.ToString());
Console.WriteLine("+----------------------------------------------+");
}
/// <summary>
/// The ToString method
/// is an override of the ToString method, it builds a string
/// using string formatting, and returns the built string. It particularly builds a string containing
/// all of the info for the pay stub of a sample employee check
/// </summary>
/// <returns>A string</returns>
public override string ToString()
{
StringBuilder printer = new StringBuilder();
string formatStr = "| {0,-45}|\n";
printer.AppendFormat(formatStr,string.Format("Employee Number: {0}", employeeNumber));
printer.AppendFormat(formatStr,string.Format("Address: {0}", employeeStreetAddress));
printer.AppendFormat(formatStr,string.Format("Hours Worked: {0}", employeeHoursWorked));
printer.AppendFormat(formatStr,string.Format("Gross Pay: {0:c2}", grossPay));
printer.AppendFormat(formatStr,string.Format("Federal Tax Deduction: {0:c2}", federalTaxDeduction));
printer.AppendFormat(formatStr,string.Format("State Tax Deduction: {0:c2}", stateTaxDeduction));
printer.AppendFormat(formatStr,string.Format("Net Pay: {0:c2}", CalcSalary()));
return printer.ToString();
}
}
