Week 08 Notes for CS 2500 -- Fall 2000

• Take Roll.
• Check out this week's schedule
• Announcement(s)
  • Sorry, no progress yet on grading program #2.
  • I posted the program #4 assignment.
  • I posted the program #5 assignment.
  • Watch out about the due dates!! Start all tasks as early as possible. Don't expect it will be "OK" to start work on program #4 after program #3 is due, or to start work on program #5 after program #4 is due.
• Discuss design for program #3 down to level three.
  • Look closely at code where data types are declared
  • Look closely at code where variables are declared
  • Look closely at code where information is retrieved from a data structure
  • Look closely at code where information is stored to a data structure
• Begin discussing linked lists.
  • Note what is different in ListP.h from ListA.h
  • In the ListP.cpp implementation file we see the use of pointers, linking, dynamic memory allocation/deallocation using the "new dataType"/"delete pointerToData" functions/syntax.
  • Look at various samples of insertion code. Get help from example *.jpg files.
  • Look at a couple of cases of retrieval.
  • Consider deletion
  • Review the pro's/con's and performance differences between pointer-based and array-based implementations.

• Take Roll.
• Check out this week's schedule
• Announcement(s)
  • Sorry, no progress yet on grading program #2.
  • I made small changes to listCls.h. Now the definition of inventoryItemType fits the problem better.
• Discuss design for program #3 down to level three.
  • Look closely at code where files are opened.
  • Look closely at code where files are passed as parameters.
  • Look closely at code where the program reads from files and writes to files.
  • Look closely at code where data types are declared
  • Look closely at code where variables are declared
  • Look closely at code where information is retrieved from a data structure
  • Look closely at code where information is stored to a data structure
• Begin discussing linked lists.
  • Note what is different in ListP.h from ListA.h
  • In the ListP.cpp implementation file we see the use of pointers, linking, dynamic memory allocation/deallocation using the "new dataType"/"delete pointerToData" functions/syntax.
  • Look at various samples of insertion code. Get help from example *.jpg files.
  • Look at a couple of cases of retrieval.
  • Consider deletion
  • Review the pro's/con's and performance differences between pointer-based and array-based implementations.

• Take Roll.
• Check out this week's schedule
• Announcement(s)
  • Sorry, no progress yet on grading program #2. I think you'll have it back sometime this weekend.
• Finish up with topics from last time.