Modern C++ exercises

Compilation and running the project

Check your g++ version by typing: > g++ --version It should be >= 7.0

> mkdir build
> cd build
> cmake ..
> make
> ./modern_cpp

Tasks

1. static_assert: Assert that M_PI used in Circle.cpp file is not equal to 3.14

2. using alias: Change typedef to using alias

3. scoped enum: Write a new scoped enum named Color and define in it 3 colors of your choice. Inherit from unsigned char. Add a new field: Color color in the Shape class, so that every shape has it's own defined color.

4. auto: Use auto, wherever you should.

5. range-based for loop: Use range-based for loops, wherever possible.

6. move semantics: Group task: Implement your own unique_ptr. Requirements:

   • Template class
   • RAII
   • Copy operations not allowed
   • Move operations allowed
   • Interface functions - at least:
     • T* get()
     • T& operator*()
     • T* operator->()

   Add move constructors and move assignment operators to all shapes. Mark them as noexcept. What about Rule of 5? Move some shapes into the collection.

7. default, delete: Mark copy constructors as default. Delete getY() method in Square and all default constructors of shapes

8. final, override: Mark Circle class as final Mark getX() in Rectangle as final. What is the problem? Mark all overridden virtual methods. Can you spot the problem?

9. constexpr: Write a function that calculates n-th Fibonacci's number. Do not mark it constexpr. In the first line of main() add computing 45-th Fibonacci's number. Measure the time of program execution (time ./modern_cpp) Mark fibonacci function as constexpr, compile the program and measure the time of execution once again. If you can't see a big difference assign the result to the constexpr variable.

10. uniform initialization: Use initializer_list to initialize the collection. Add a new constructor to Shape - Shape(Color c). What happens? Use constructor inheritance to allow initialization of all shapes providing only a Color as a parameter. Create some shapes providing Color only param. Add in-class field initialization for all shapes to safely use inherited constructor.

11. SFINAE Write a function that allows inserting only subclasses of Shape to the collection. Other parameter types should not compile. Use SFINAE. Find proper type_traits.

12. attributes: Add a new method double getPi() in Circle class, which returns a PI number. Mark it as deprecated.

13. noexcept: Mark some getArea() and getPerimeter() methods as noexcept

14. alignas, alignof Change the alignment of the Circle class to 128. Print the alignment in main() function. Change the alignment to 2. Print the alignment.

15. delegating constructors: Add a new constructor, which takes also the previously defined Color of a shape. You can use a default parameter for Color. Delegate a call in the old constructor to the new one.

16. lambda functions: Change functions from main.cpp into lambdas (sortByArea, perimeterBiggerThan20, areaLessThan10) Change lambda areaLessThan10 into lambda areaLessThanX, which takes x = 10 on a capture list. What is the problem? Use std::function to solve the problem.

17. variadic templates: Write a factory method which should work like std::make_shared. It should have below signature:

    template<class DerivedType, class... Arguments>
    std::shared_ptr<Shape> make_shape(Arguments&&... args);

    Inside, it should create a shared_ptr to DerivedType and pass all arguments into constructor of DerivedType via perfect forwarding.