C++ Pointers Competency (Intermediate Level)

Topics covered

• allocate memory for strings and vectors
• contrast const pointers and pointers to consts
• contrast malloc() and new
• contrast NULL and nullptr
• copy, transfer, and reset pointers
• create and use const references
• create constant pointers and constant pointers to constants
• create pointers on string objects
• create references and modify variables through them
• create references on different types and objects
• create shared pointers using various syntaxes
• examine values stored in shared pointers
• invoke constructors and destructors on arrays
• recall how unique pointers, shared pointers, and strong pointers work
• recognize how weak pointers can become invalid
• recognize how weak pointers can be deallocated
• store strings in character arrays and pointers
• use the const_cast operator
• use the new and delete keywords on pointers
• use the new keyword to allocate memory on the heap
• use the nullptr keyword