Dynamic Link Libraries (Windows Programming With C/C++)

Name: Dynamic Link Libraries (Windows Programming With C/C++)
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Learn all about the DLLs in this course. Explained the Load Time, Run time and delay Linking!!

Created byVikash Shakya

Last updated 9/2022

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What you'll learn

Understanding on Dynamic Linking Concept in DLLs
Develop your own DLL in C/C++
Use the DLL in any other C/C++ client application
Different type of dynamic linking like load time, run time and delay loading

Course content

6 sections • 16 lectures • 3h 6m total length

Introduction1:05
Explore dynamic link libraries in Windows programming with C and C++, learn the basics of compilation, building, and linking for apps and DLLs, and understand load-time, runtime, and delay loading.

Compilation and Linking11:38
Sections of a Process in Memory8:18
Explore the four memory sections of a process—text, data, stack, and heap—and how DLLs map into the same address space with separate stacks and heaps.
DLL Basics4:48
Basic Information (like why to use, what are the advantages of using DLLs etc) has been discussed
Working of DLL19:01
Explained about the implicit and Explicit Load time linking

Load Time Linking of Dynamic Link Library6:08
In this lecture, you get an understanding about the Load time linking and how you can stop it in case you want to call the API at run time.
Run Time Linking Of DLL11:26
Learn how to load a dll at runtime, set the dll path, and obtain and call a function address using GetProcAddress and a function pointer.
DLL Entry Point Functions Introduction15:43
DLL Entry Point Functions Demo23:58
Demonstrate creating a dynamic link library in C++ with a DLL main function, handling process and thread attach/detach events, exporting functions, and testing via a sample app.
Concept Of Delay Loading a DLL12:08
Explore how delay loading of dynamic link libraries reduces app load times, handles implicit loading, and improves version compatibility by loading DLLs only when functions are called.
Demo For Delay Loading A DLL9:29
Discover how to delay load a dll in Windows C/C++, including configuring header and lib paths via the path environment variable and delaying and unloading the dll after use.

Requirements

You should be aware about the C/C++ programming language with hands on exposure

Description

In this course, you will learn about Dynamic Linking Concepts. What are the DLLs and how they are loaded into memory and how they are used by the applications in C/C++!!

In this course, you will learn about the 3 types of dynamic linking implementations. They are given as below:

The Load Time Linking which is the most expensive in terms of the application startup.
The Run time linking which is less expensive compared to load time as it's done on need basis. The use of APIs and calling the functions inside the DLL has been explained in this course in detail.
The Delay Loading DLL: Which is similar to load time linking but the DLL is not loaded actually in the process address space till one of the exported functions get called from your client applications.
The Demo of each of the concept is available with important study material which is downloadable!!

After completing this course, you will be able to :

Explain the difference between an application and a DLL
Develop and distribute the APIs written by you (specific to some domain expertise like Data Structures/Stock Market/Banking etc)
Develop the application using the DLLs created by you or provided by some other vendor.

Who this course is for:

This course is for those who are professionals C/C++ programmers and want to learn and implement the concepts related to the dynamic linking and loading for DLLs

Dynamic Link Libraries (Windows Programming With C/C++)

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Course content

Introduction1 lecture • 1min

Basic Concepts On Dynamic Link Libraries4 lectures • 44min

Building And Using A DLL2 lectures • 51min

DLL Advanced Topics6 lectures • 1hr 19min

Additional Lectures2 lectures • 12min

Final Words1 lecture • 1min

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